Inhumation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inhumation is a noun meaning The act of burial.
Meaning
The act of burial.
More Meanings
- 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
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.
"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.
Word Forms
- inhumations
Synonyms for inhumation
Depending on context, synonyms include burial, entombment, interment, sepulture.
Antonyms for inhumation
Common opposites include disinterment, exhumation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burial, entombment, interment, sepulture, inurnment, committal.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.