Burial
['berɪəl] or ['bɛrɪəl]
Definition
(n.) A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.
(n.) The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Interment, sepulture, inhumation, entombment, burying.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Interment, sepulture, inhumation, entombment
ANT:Exhumation, disinterment
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Definition
n. the act of laying a dead body in the grave: interment.—ns. Bur′ial-aisle an aisle in a church used for burials; Bur′ial-ground Bur′ial-place a piece of ground set apart for burying.—Burial service a religious service or form of ritual accompanying a burial; Burial society an insurance society for providing the expenses of burial.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To attend the burial of a relative, if the sun is shining on the procession, is a sign of the good health of relations, and perhaps the happy marriage of some one of them is about to occur. But if rain and dismal weather prevails, sickness and bad news of the absent will soon come, and depressions in business circles will be felt A burial where there are sad rites performed, or sorrowing faces, is indicative of adverse surroundings or their speedy approach. See Funeral.
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Examples
- Here's a burial volume, just the thing! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- They buried their dead, often with ornaments, weapons, and food; they used a lot of colour in the burial, and evidently painted the body. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I performed the burial service over her remains. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- They retraced their steps to the burial-ground, and by that act sealed the future of our three lives. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- His burial-place he had already seen. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The main entrance to the church was on the side next to the burial-ground, and the door was screened by a porch walled in on either side. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She joined her companion again, and they left the burial-ground. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He was supposed to have died in battle, but ten days afterwards his body was found untouched by corruption and sent home for burial. Plato. The Republic.
- Beyond me, in the burial-ground, standing together in the cold clearness of the lower light, I saw two women. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It was the Crich brothers and sisters who insisted on the burial in England. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Then we must abstain from spoiling the dead or hindering their burial? Plato. The Republic.
- We have already indicated how easily and naturally men may have come to associate the idea of sowing with a burial. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Sewn in the breast of her gown, the money to pay for her burial was still intact. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That part of it we know up to the sailing of the Arrow after the murder of Snipes, and the burial of his body above the treasure chest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Before you is a marble slab, which covers the Stone of Unction, whereon the Saviour's body was laid to prepare it for burial. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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