entombment
/in'tu:mmənt/
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.
Noun
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the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
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