burial

  • 11burial — /ber ee euhl/, n. 1. the act or ceremony of burying. 2. the place of burying; grave. [1200 50; BURY + AL2; r. ME buriel, back formation from OE byrgels burial place, equiv. to byrg(an) to BURY + els n. suffix; cf. RIDDLE1] * * * Ritual disposal… …

    Universalium

  • 12Burial — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Burial (значения). Burial Бэриал Полное имя Уильям Бивэн Годы активности 2005 наши дни Страна …

    Википедия

  • 13burial — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ decent, proper ▪ Christian, etc. VERB + BURIAL ▪ give sb ▪ We want to give him a decent Christian burial …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 14burial — Synonyms and related words: baptism, barrow, beehive tomb, bone house, box grave, burial at sea, burial chamber, burial customs, burial mound, burying, catacombs, cenotaph, charnel house, cist, cist grave, clouding, concealedness, concealment,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15burial */ — UK [ˈberɪəl] / US noun Word forms burial : singular burial plural burials 1) [countable/uncountable] the process of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground at a funeral The family chose cremation rather than burial. burial rites a burial… …

    English dictionary

  • 16Burial —    The first burial we have an account of is that of Sarah (Gen. 23). The first commercial transaction recorded is that of the purchase of a burial place, for which Abraham weighed to Ephron four hundred shekels of silver current money with the… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 17burial — bur|i|al [ beriəl ] noun * count or uncount the process of putting a dead body into a GRAVE in the ground at a funeral: The family chose cremation rather than burial. burial rites a burial mound a. uncount the act of burying something in the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18burial — n. a burial takes place (the burial took place at sea) * * * [ berɪəl] a burial takes place (the burial took place at sea) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 19burial — Act or process of burying a deceased person; sepulture, interment, act of depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water. The act of interring the human dead @ burial insurance A contract based on legal consideration… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 20burial — Act or process of burying a deceased person; sepulture, interment, act of depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water. The act of interring the human dead @ burial insurance A contract based on legal consideration… …

    Black's law dictionary