entombment

/in'tu:mmənt/

Thân thiện

A priest oversees the entombment in a family crypt.

Definition

Noun: - The act or ceremony of placing a dead body in a tomb or grave; burial. It refers specifically to the ritualistic act of interment.

Usage

"Entombment" is a formal noun used to describe the process or ceremony of burying a corpse. It often carries a connotation of solemnity and finality associated with funeral rites.

Examples

• The entombment of the pharaoh was accompanied by elaborate ceremonies.
• After the funeral service, the entombment took place in the family crypt.
• They attended the entombment of their beloved leader.

Advanced Usage

• "A state of entombment": Can be used metaphorically to describe a state of being trapped or confined as if in a tomb.
  • The ancient city remained in a state of entombment under volcanic ash for centuries.

Variants and Related Words

• Entomb (verb): To place in a tomb; to bury.
  • They decided to entomb the remains in the cathedral.
• Tomb (noun): A large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.
• Interment (noun): The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, a close synonym.

Synonyms

• Burial: The act or ceremony of burying a dead body.
• Inhumation: A formal term for burial.
• Interment: The act of burying a corpse.

Antonyms

• Exhumation: The act of digging up something buried, especially a corpse.
• Disinterment: The act of taking a body out of the ground.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Từ đồng nghĩa

• burial
• inhumation
• interment
• sepulture