Bier

/bɪr/
noun

A stand on which a corpse, coffin, or casket is placed for a funeral service.

The coffin was placed on the bier for the mourners to pay their final respects.
Visual representation of "bier" - A stand on which a corpse, coffin, or casket is placed for a funeral service.

Often appears as...

  • funeral bier
  • wooden bier

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Religious

noun

A stand on which a corpse, coffin, or casket is placed for a funeral service.

The coffin was placed on the bier for the mourners to pay their final respects.
Visual representation of "bier" - A stand on which a corpse, coffin, or casket is placed for a funeral service.

Often appears as...

  • funeral bier
  • wooden bier

Usage tips

Formal

Religious

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Visual representation of "bier"
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Cultural Sensitivity

Understand 'bier' is used in solemn, respectful contexts involving death or funerals.

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The family gathered somberly around the bier.
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Physical Object

'Bier' refers to a physical stand or platform, not the ceremony or the procession.

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The pallbearers carried the coffin to the bier set up at the front.
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Visual Recognition

Visualize a bier as a table-like structure designed to support a coffin for viewing.

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The historic bier was made of beautifully carved wood.
Visual representation of the word "Bier"

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Quote examples

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

American Poet

Rome is one enormous mausoleum. There, the Past lies visibly stretched upon his bier. There is no today or tomorrow in Rome; it is perpetual yesterday.
Portrait of Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Quote examples

Edith Evans

English Actress

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until she is placed on the bier.
Portrait of Edith Evans

Quote examples

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

American Poet

Rome is one enormous mausoleum. There, the Past lies visibly stretched upon his bier. There is no today or tomorrow in Rome; it is perpetual yesterday.
Portrait of Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Quote examples

Edith Evans

English Actress

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until she is placed on the bier.
Portrait of Edith Evans
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