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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
burial \bur"ial\, n. oe. buriel, buriels, grave, tomb, as.
byrgels, fr. byrgan to bury, and akin to os. burgisli
sepulcher.
1. a grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture. obs.
1913 webster
the erthe schook, and stoones weren cloven, and
biriels weren opened. --wycliff
matt. xxvii.
51, 52.
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2. 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. "to give a
public burial." --shak.
1913 webster
now to glorious burial slowly borne. --tennyson.
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burial case, a form of coffin, usually of iron, made to
close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body.
burial ground, a piece of ground selected and set apart for
a place of burials, and consecrated to such use by
religious ceremonies.
burial place, any place where burials are made.
burial service.
a the religious service performed at the interment of
the dead; a funeral service.
b that portion of a liturgy which is read at an
interment; as, the english burial service.
1913 webster
syn: sepulture; interment; inhumation.
1913 webster
see also:
burial case burial ground burial place burial service
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about burial place: Burial
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Burial, definition of term: Burial
burial_pag1.html Burial Ground
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Burial Ground, definition of term: Burial Ground
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Market Place, definition of term: Market Place
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Gathering Place, definition of term: Gathering Place
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