Hearse Meaning, to a funeral (Definition of hearse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) HEARSE meaning: 1. / hɜrs / Add to word list a special car used to carry a body in a coffin (= long box) esp. To put on or in a hearse. noun A vehicle for conveying a coffin to a church or cemetery. Hearse funeral cars are used almost exclusively by funeral directors to drive the hearse from the hearse storage at the funeral home to where it is needed for a funeral service or processional. to a funeral (Definition of hearse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) A hearse is a long black car with a very specific purpose: carrying a coffin to a church or cemetery. noun A framelike structure over a coffin or tomb on which to hang epitaphs. Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video. Christianity A triangular candelabrum used at Tenebrae during Holy Week. A hearse is a large car that carries the coffin at a funeral. wf2j, mzi8, edtabm, ys, e5g, hz, 5lsa0w, w6wj, n2l, b1,