lie in state
to ceremoniously display a dead body in public
TRANSLATION
lie in state = aufgebahrt sein, die Aufbahrung (DH) --- GOOGLE INDEX lie in state: approximately 150,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (the mother of the United Kingdom's current monarch), died on 30 March 2002. Over 200,000 people queued to pay their respects as she LAY IN STATE in Westminster Hall.
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The body of former President Ronald Reagan will be flown to Washington on Monday or Tuesday, and will LIE IN STATE for two days in the Capitol Building before a state funeral is held at the National Cathedral.
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The body of former President Ronald Reagan will be flown to Washington on Monday or Tuesday, and will LIE IN STATE for two days in the Capitol Building before a state funeral is held at the National Cathedral.
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lie in state
- When the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is arranged so that the public can see and honour it before it is buried.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
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In the United Kingdom, a state funeral consists of a military procession using a gun carriage from the private resting chapel to Westminster Hall, where the body usually lies in state for three days. This is then followed by a funeral service at Westminster Abbey or St. Paul's Cathedral. The honour of a state funeral is usually reserved for the Sovereign as Head of State and the current or past Queen Consort.
Some exceptions have been made such as in the case of Winston Churchill in 1965 and Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson in 1806.
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I don’t want to lie in state. Just a simple ceremony, some nice things said, and then go have a couple of pints of beer in my honour."
- When the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is arranged so that the public can see and honour it before it is buried.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
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In the United Kingdom, a state funeral consists of a military procession using a gun carriage from the private resting chapel to Westminster Hall, where the body usually lies in state for three days. This is then followed by a funeral service at Westminster Abbey or St. Paul's Cathedral. The honour of a state funeral is usually reserved for the Sovereign as Head of State and the current or past Queen Consort.
Some exceptions have been made such as in the case of Winston Churchill in 1965 and Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson in 1806.
(source: www.answers.com)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"I don’t want to lie in state. Just a simple ceremony, some nice things said, and then go have a couple of pints of beer in my honour."
