Corpse

n.
  1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously.
  2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
    3. Corpse candle
    1. A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
    Corpse gate ,
    the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also lich gate.