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"Dear departed" is another, more affectionate variant of this form, e.g. "Our dear departed John F. Kennedy"

user56reinstatemonica8
– user56reinstatemonica8

2014-09-22 08:56:23 +00:00
Commented Sep 22, 2014 at 8:56
@user568458 That is well understood, but not common, in Britain and would sound slightly uncomfortable in a largely secular community.

Tony Balmforth
– Tony Balmforth

2014-09-23 15:37:18 +00:00
Commented Sep 23, 2014 at 15:37

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