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Discover LudwigThe phrase "last rites" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a religious ceremony typically held at the end of someone's life. For example: "The grieving family gathered for the last rites of their beloved mother."
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last rites
noun
The catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
Exact(50)
And so last rites.
I gave that man last rites, too.
But a few pronounced some last rites.
The priests say the last rites.
I have given the last rites.
He had given them last rites.
Similar(10)
And then he hit the button, cutting us off in mid-Last Rites.
It's the last rites here at The Oval.
The album's opening track, "Last Rites/Loved to Deth", consists of two parts.
Redemption occurred not in the confessional, nor in the "last rites," but in consumption's physical sacrifice.
Last rites: you're toast.
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