Entombments - English meaning

noun

The action or practice of burying a dead body.

Usage examples:

His remains were shipped home for burial

noun

The act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony performed when this is done

Usage examples:

[ c ] we went back to minnesota for my uncle’s burial.

verb

Put or hide underground.

Usage examples:

He buried the box in the back garden

verb

Present participle of bury

Usage examples:

His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill., the dog trotted off to bury its bone., buried tr…

noun

The action of sending a person to prison or a psychiatric hospital.

Usage examples:

His committal to prison

noun

The process of sending someone to a psychiatric hospital or prison

Usage examples:

The psychiatric team decided that committal would not be beneficial in her case., these events led …

noun

Funeral rites.

Usage examples:

He attended the exequies for the pope

noun

A ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation.

Usage examples:

In the afternoon, he'd attended a funeral

noun

A ceremony honoring someone who has recently died, which happens before burying or burning the body

noun

The action or practice of burying the dead; the fact of being buried.

Usage examples:

Cremation took over from inhumation as the dominant burial rite

noun

The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.

Usage examples:

The day of interment

noun

The act of burying a dead body

plural noun

Funeral rites.

Usage examples:

Burial takes place this tuesday morning in st. colman's cemetery following requiem mass at 11 a.m. …

noun

Things that are formally said and done at a funeral

Usage examples:

A vast congregation filled the cathedral for the final obsequies.