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Burial

/ˈbɛɹɪəl/

The act of burying; interment

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📖 Definitions of "Burial"

noun

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The act of burying; interment

🔄 Synonyms of "Burial"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sepulturenoun	(uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.
intermentnoun	The act of burying a dead body; burial.
entombmentnoun	The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
inhumationnoun	The act of burial.
buryingnoun	A burial.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Burial"

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Word	Definition
buryingnoun	A burial.
inhumationnoun	The act of burial.
entombmentnoun	The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
intermentnoun	The act of burying a dead body; burial.
sepulturenoun	(uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.
reburialnoun	The act of reburying; a second or subsequent burial.
burynoun	A borough; a manor
buriedverb	Concealed, hidden.
gravenoun	(strictly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
graveyardnoun	A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
coffinnoun	A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
gravesitenoun	The location of a grave.
cemeterynoun	A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
undertakernoun	A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations.
incinerationnoun	The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
tombnoun	A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
mortuarynoun	A place where dead bodies are stored prior to burial or cremation; broadly, synonym of funeral home.
funeralnoun	A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
funerary	Of or relating to a funeral.
burrowingnoun	The act or result of making a burrow.