catafalque (redirected from catafalques)

cat·a·falque  (kt-flk, -fôlk)

n.

1. A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.

2. Roman Catholic Church A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a requiem Mass celebrated after the burial.

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[French, from Italian catafalco.]

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catafalque [ˈkætəˌfælk]

n

a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral

[from French, from Italian catafalco, of uncertain origin; compare scaffold]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

catafalque - a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral bier - a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial

Translations

catafalque [ˈkætəfælk] N → catafalco m

catafalque

n → Katafalk m