Burial
Bur·i·al
Burial
n.
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A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture. [Obs.]
The erthe schook, and stoones weren cloven, and biriels weren opened.
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The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.
Now to glorious burial slowly borne.
Phrases & Compounds
- Burial case
- a form of coffin, usually of iron, made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body.
- Burial ground
- a piece of ground selected and set apart for a place of burials, and consecrated to such use by religious ceremonies.
- Burial place
- any place where burials are made.
- Burial service
- The religious service performed at the interment of the dead; a funeral service.