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- 1. the action or practice of burying a dead body: "his remains were shipped home for burial"
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the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this: We went back to Ireland for my uncle's burial. See also. bury. Fewer examples. Nearby another team is excavating some possible Stone-Age burials. The soldiers ' bodies will be flown back to the UK for burial.
BURIAL meaning: 1. the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this: 2. the act…. Learn more.
1. : grave, tomb. 2. : the act or process of burying. Synonyms. burying. entombing. entombment. inhumation. interment. interring. obsequy. obsequies. sepulture. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of burial in a Sentence. They prepared the body for burial.
Burial definition: the act or ceremony of burying. . See examples of BURIAL used in a sentence.
A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground. The priest prepared the body for burial. American English : burial / ˈbɛriəl /
the act or ceremony of burying a dead body. a burial place/mound/site; Her body was sent home for burial. His family insisted he should be given a proper burial. baptism, marriage and burial services
BURIAL definition: an occasion when a dead body is put into the ground. Learn more.
A burial is the act of placing a dead person in a grave. It's a ritual of respect and closure. If your pet lizard dies, give him a proper burial by digging a little grave in your backyard. If you've ever been to a funeral, you've probably witnessed a burial — lowering a corpse into the ground.
Define burial. burial synonyms, burial pronunciation, burial translation, English dictionary definition of burial. n. The act or process of burying. bur′i·al adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
noun. /ˈbɛriəl/ [uncountable, countable] the act or ceremony of burying a dead body a burial place/mound/site Her body was sent home for burial. His family insisted he should be given a proper burial. baptism, marriage and burial services. Want to learn more?
