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Ethereal being found in many religions whose duties are to assist and serve God or the gods. (5)
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An Ancient Roman symbol, often carved on sarcophagi. (6)
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Serving as a remembrance of a person; from the Latin 'memorialis' belonging to memory.(8)
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Stone coffin usually adorned with sculpture or inscription. (11)
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Those who carry the coffin. (7)
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A vase with a foot or pedestal used in Greece and Rome to hold the ashes of the dead. (3)
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Symbol engraved on many of the Undercliffe headstones. It is the first 2 letters and last letter of the Greek word for Jesus, capitalized and Romanized. (3)
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Black semi-precious stone. It became popular following Prince Albert's death when Queen Victoria wore it in mourning. (3)
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A term for burial ground not recorded until the early 19th century. (9)
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Text honouring the dead meaning literally 'on the grave' in ancient Greek. (7)
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A small building or vault for the remains of the dead. (4)
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Marker, normally carved from stone, placed on the site of a burial as a focus for mourning and remembrance. (9)
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Plaster or wax cast made of a the face after death as a memento or as a reference for the creation of portraits before the invention of photography. (5, 4)
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Ceremony comprising the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to mark the death of a person. (7)
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A tall, thin, four-sided tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. (7)