Definitions for burial
ˈbɛr i əlburi·al

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture(noun)

   the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

2. burying, burial(noun)

   concealing something under the ground

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1. burial(Noun)

   The act of burying; interment

   Etymology: byrgels, from byrgan "to bury" + -els

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Burial(noun)

   a grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture

2. Burial(noun)

   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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1. Burial

   Burial or interment is the ritual act of placing a dead person or animal, and/or objects into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased or the object in it, and covering it over.

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1. Burial

   ber′i-al, 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. [A.S. byrgels, a tomb. See Bury.]

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1. Burial

   The act or ceremony of putting a corpse into the ground or a vault, or into the sea; or the inurnment of CREMAINS.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'burial' in Nouns Frequency: #2934

How to pronounce burial?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of burial in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of burial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of burial in a Sentence

1. Nadia Milleron:

   By the time the burial took place I was just wiped out; I was just glad they were doing it. I was tired of it not being done, but a lot of people didn't feel like that. They hadn't been aware of what was happening.

2. Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews:

   Whoever had this burial was quite clearly extremely wealthy. They've been buried with the second-century equivalent of bling.

3. Tolbert Nyensuwah:

   Cultural practices are still being done in Grand Cape Mount -- for example, burial preparation and bathing of dead bodies before burial, we have observed ... complacency and a high level of disregard of preventive measures that are laid down by the Ministry of Health.

4. Phil Stone:

   The whole point was if Richard's remains were found Richard III would get the dignified and honorable burial Richard III was denied in 1485.

5. Andrea Boxill:

   This is what I think a lot of our communities across the country have to realize, i can pay for a jail night, I can pay for a hospital bed, I can pay for treatment or I can pay for burial and the cost of the coroner.

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