entombment

Noun

Meaning

The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed; burial.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

interment burial inhumation sepulture committal reburial inurnment entombing funeral grave captivity bury internment burying incarceration
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Antonyms

liberty bliss release emancipation freedom independence
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Hypernyms

funeral obsequy

Examples

A visitation will be held Tuesday from 9:30 -- 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 103 Franklin St., Valparaiso, with funeral service beginning at 10:30 a.m. and entombment to follow at Graceland Cemetery. Source: Internet

Entombment will be in Cresthaven Memory Gardens, with Military Rites accorded by the American Legion Gillen Post No. 33. Friends may call from 1–6 p.m. on Sunday at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, with the Rosary prayed at 5:30 p.m. Source: Internet

Entombment to follow at Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso. Source: Internet

Entombment will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Valparaiso. Source: Internet

Memorial service and entombment was held at Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland. Source: Internet

Before the entombment, the widow or widower is led to the nearby stream and kept there until the burial has been completed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

entolophulid entomb entomber entomere entomesocuneiform entomic