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Recent Examples of bier
While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.
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Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Last year, Francis approved new funeral rites stating his body should be on view in a simple coffin rather than being placed on an elevated bier, per the Associated Press.
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Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
But, under the new funeral structure, the pope will be laid directly into an open coffin, eliminating the use of the bier.
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Alec Schemmel,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
The German microbrewery/restaurant has installed new TVs in its bier hall and at the bar for your viewing pleasure.
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Sam Allard,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
22 Nov. 2024
Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated bier in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing.
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Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2024
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
Inside the 16th-century basilica, his casket won't be put on an elevated bier—as was the case with past popes—but will just be placed on the main alta, simply facing the pews.
—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Last year, Francis approved new funeral rites stating his body should be on view in a simple coffin rather than being placed on an elevated bier, per the Associated Press.
—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
But, under the new funeral structure, the pope will be laid directly into an open coffin, eliminating the use of the bier.
—
Alec Schemmel,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
The German microbrewery/restaurant has installed new TVs in its bier hall and at the bar for your viewing pleasure.
—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.
—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
22 Nov. 2024
Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated bier in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing.
—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bier
Noun
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At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.
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Mourners chanted non-stop, with no sign of the ayatollah’s coffin more than an hour after the procession’s official start time.
Noun
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His casket was lined with images of the blue cartoon dog.
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Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center.
Noun
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He will be buried on Thursday, after another procession, in Mashhad near the tomb of the Imam Reza, a figure of great devotion in Iran.
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With the patio door closed, however, the room was as silent as a tomb.
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“Bier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bier. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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