Bedesman (Noun)
Meaning
A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The wealthy merchant hired a bedesman to pray for the swift passage of his deceased relative's soul.
- In the medieval town, it was common practice for families to employ a bedesman to offer prayers for their departed loved ones.
- The kindly old man was employed as a bedesman by the local monastery, praying daily for the souls of the deceased.
- After losing her husband, she hired a bedesman to say prayers for his soul, seeking comfort in the rituals of her faith.
- The pious woman left a substantial sum in her will to hire a bedesman to pray for her own soul after she passed away.