burial+rites
11burial — n 1. funeral, exequies, obsequies, rites or ceremonies; burying, interment, entombment, inhumation, sepulture. 2. grave, graveyard, cemetery. See burial ground …
12Christian burial — Ascension Parish burial ground, Cambridge, UK. A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian ecclesiastical rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation …
13Christian Burial — Christian Burial † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Burial The interment of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. The Jews and most of the nations of antiquity buried their dead. Amongst the Greeks and… …
14FUNERARY AND BURIAL PRACTICES — In the prehistoric periods, a great variety of burial practices existed side by side: inhumation of the whole skeleton, partial inhumation and possible secondary burial after exposure of the body, and cremation. Bodies could furthermore be… …
15last rites — noun 1. a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑anointing of the sick, ↑extreme unction • Hypernyms: ↑sacrament 2. rites performed in connection with a death or burial …
16Military rites — A lone bugler plays Taps during a military funeral held at Arlington National Cemetery for former U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger …
17last rites — Synonyms and related words: burial service, chrism, chrismal, chrismation, chrismatory, chrisom, deathwatch, dirge, eulogy, exequies, extreme unction, funeral oration, funeral rites, last duty, last honors, last offices, obsequies, ointment,… …
18Cremation — A Hindu Cremation in India P …
19death rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed at the time of death and burial. Throughout history and in every human society, the disposal of the dead has been given special significance. The practice was… …
20Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
