mummification

Noun

Meaning

The act of making a mummy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mumification necrosis cold gangrene dry gangrene dead conservation deceased preservation evaporation corpse asylum refrigeration curing mummy insolation Corning
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Antonyms

men base basis whole middle core
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Hypernyms

slough condition gangrene status sphacelus embalmment

Examples

bureaucratic mummification in red tape Source: Internet

Beginning in 5th millennium BCE and continuing for an estimated 3,500 years, all human burials within the Chinchorro culture were prepared for mummification. Source: Internet

Depending on culture and religion, these can involve either the destruction of the body (for example, by cremation or sky burial ) or its preservation (for example, by mummification or interment ). Source: Internet

General modern consensus tends to agree that there could be a mixture of both types of mummification, similar to that of the ancient Egyptian mummies. Source: Internet

Full-body mummification was achieved by these cultures, but not the level of artistic preservation as found on smaller islands. Source: Internet

If mummification was not affordable, a “ka-statue” in the likeness of the deceased was carved for this purpose. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Mummey mummia mummichog mummified mummified tissue mummifier