INHUMATION

burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture

(noun) the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inhumation (countable and uncountable, plural inhumations)

The act of burial.

The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.

(medicine) arenation

Synonyms

• burial, entombment, interment

Antonyms

• disinterment, exhumation

Source: Wiktionary


In`hu*ma"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inhumation.]

1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment.

2. (Old Chem.)

Definition: The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.

3. (Med.)

Definition: Arenation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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