burial
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- noun
- /ˈbɛriəl/
:
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- Whoever they are, though they're strangers, they're at least entitled to a Christian burial.
- a burial ceremony
- burial rites
- a proper burial
We will give each other the honor of a proper burial.
- We will give each other the honor of a proper burial.
- Yo, Theo, this is Rebecca from Palm Desert regarding cremation and burial.
- I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes a new thing, you know, I can't believe that that cremation and burial are the only two options for when you die.
- And then even other species, you know, there's Neanderthal burials in Shanada in Turkey, not even our own species.
- And Odysseus says, I beg you in the name of the heavens not to be so merciless as to refuse that man at his burial.
- Jesus says that the reason she did this was to anoint my body for burial.
- The story is a story of death, burial and resurrection of Osiris through his many lifetimes of incarnations.
- And it could be a burial, it could be sending them out to sea, it could be cremation, it could be putting them in in the tower and letting the birds of the air devour them.
- But yeah, Burial rites coming in rage.
Examples
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I would like to give him a proper burial in sanctified ground.
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What do we learn about them from their burial customs?
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- Let's just give him a proper burial, all right ?
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My brother Andrew had the finest burial this city has seen in many years.
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That stranger will need a proper burial.
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Everyone deserves a proper burial.
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The empty tomb accounts provide the necessary transition between his death, burial, and his resurrection from the dead.
Academic text (2008) -
The story is a story of death, burial and resurrection of Osiris through his many lifetimes of incarnations.
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What's worse is we often refuse to discuss important topics surrounding death, such as burial plans, cremation, living wills and the like.
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The community gathered to honor her with a respectful burial in the local cemetery.
Synonyms
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A ceremony to bury or cremate a person who has died
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8.4
The act of placing a dead body in a grave after a funeral
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The act of placing a dead body in a tomb or grave during a funeral
Putting a dead person in a grave
To put a dead person into a grave or tomb
Compounds
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An underground space for burying a coffin that protects it and holds family coffins
- NSFW
A Tibetan funeral where people leave a dead body on a mountain for vultures to eat
How Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Burial comes from the old English word bury, which meant 'to put into the ground'. So a burial is the act of placing a dead body in the ground, often with a funeral or ceremony.