Burial Synonyms

bĕr'ē-əl

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Synonyms for Burial

vault
A concrete or metal enclosure in the ground, into which the casket is lowered at burial
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sepulchral
Suggestive of the grave; funereal.
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interment
The act of burying a dead body; burial.
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entomb
To serve as a tomb for.
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barrow
(Chiefly UK) A hill.
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deposition
(Religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
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dolmen
A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.
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tomb
The definition of a tomb is a vault or chamber where dead people are buried.
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cemeterial
Of or pertaining to a cemetery.
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concealedness
Quality of being concealed.
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obsequies
See obsequy
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cinerary
Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes, especially those of a cremated person.
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funebrial
(Obsolete) Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funereal.
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funereal
Similar to a funeral, such as dignified or solemn.
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catacomb
Any of a series of vaults or galleries in an underground burial place
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chamber
One of the legislative bodies in a government where multiple such bodies exist, or a single such body in comparison to others.
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charnel-house
A building, room, or vault in which the bones or bodies of the dead are placed; a charnel.
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crypt
(Anat.) Any of various recesses, glandular cavities, or follicles in the body
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exequy
(Obsolete, now only in plural) Funeral rites.
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inhumation
The act of burial.
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hypogeum
An underground cellar, vault, tomb, etc.
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mausoleum
A building with vaults for the entombment of a number of bodies
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mound
A group of things collected in a mass or heap:
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necropolis
A large cemetery, especially one of elaborate construction in an ancient city.
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obsequy
The last office for the dead
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repository
A place where things may be put for safekeeping.
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rites
Plural form of rite
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sepulcher
A burial vault.
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sepulture
(Archaic) A burial place
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burying
A burial.
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encoffinment
The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
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hiddenness
(Uncountable) The state, property or quality of being hidden.
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invisibility
The state of being invisible.
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obscurement
The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
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reburial
The act of reburying; a second or subsequent burial.
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last-rites
Sacraments administered to a person near death
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mortuary
Of, or relating to death or a funeral; funereal
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Words Related to Burial

funeral
The definition of a funeral is a ceremony celebrating or honoring the dead.
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show
A display; a manifestation:
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cremation
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cemetery
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grave-goods
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re-buried
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reinterred
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gravettian
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grave
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cremate
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Burial Sentence Examples

  • He deserves a burial of some sort.

  • Cremation took the place of burial of the dead.

  • She was buried on Friday and Dean attended yet another burial service.

  • In one country he meets with women who, after the burial in the winter, become alive again in the spring full of youth and beauty.

  • The New Church, formerly the church of St Ursula (14th century), is the burial place of the princes of Orange.

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