01 n. A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.
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1.
A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.[Obs.]“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.“Now to glorious burial slowly borne.” — Tennyson.
Phrases & compounds
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 —
The religious service performed at the interment of the dead; a funeral service.
Syn.
Sepulture; interment; inhumation.