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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