What does inhumation mean?
Inhumation means The act of burial..
Inhumation
/ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
Meaning
The act of burial..
Definitions by Sense
- The act of burial.
- The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
- (medicine) Arenation.
Example Sentences
"Cremation versus Inhumation" was the subject considered at the meeting of the Nineteenth Century Club at the residence of Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, No. 117 East One Hundred and Seventeenth-street, last evening.
Stampolidis's team has unearthed three types of Iron Age burials at Orthi Petra . . . dating from the ninth to the seventh century B.C.: pithos (large ceramic jar) burials, cremations, and basic inhumations.
Synonyms for inhumation
Antonyms for inhumation
Related Words
Word Forms
- inhumations
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for inhumation?
Common synonyms include burial, entombment, interment, sepulture.
What is the opposite of inhumation?
Possible antonyms include disinterment, exhumation.
How do you use inhumation in a sentence?
"Cremation versus Inhumation" was the subject considered at the meeting of the Nineteenth Century Club at the residence of Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, No. 117 East One Hundred and Seventeenth-street, last evening.
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