Inhumation

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnˈhuˈmætjən/

Inhumation (noun)

  1. The act of placing a dead body in the ground or a grave.

Examples

  • The inhumation took place in a quiet cemetery.
  • Inhumation is the process of burying a body.

Common collocations: conduct an inhumation, traditional inhumation, inhumation ceremony

Synonyms of Inhumation

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Inhumation

  • the act of digging up a buried body