burial-ground
81ground — 1 /graUnd/ noun EARTH SURFACE 1 (U) the surface of the earth: The leaf slowly fluttered to the ground. | The air raids were followed by military action on the ground. | below/above ground: miners working 10 hour shifts below ground compare floor… …
82burial — Act or process of burying a deceased person; sepulture, interment, act of depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water. The act of interring the human dead @ burial insurance A contract based on legal consideration… …
83burial — Act or process of burying a deceased person; sepulture, interment, act of depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water. The act of interring the human dead @ burial insurance A contract based on legal consideration… …
84burial — bur|i|al [ˈberiəl] n [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: burial place where a body is buried (13 17 centuries), from Old English byrgels] 1.) the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a ↑grave 2.) the act of burying something in the ground… …
85burial — [[t]be̱riəl[/t]] burials N VAR A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground. The priest prepared the body for burial... He can have a decent burial …
86burial customs — In ancient Mesopotamia people often referred to death as going to one s fate, taking refuge on one s mountain, or going to the road of one s forefathers. Whatever one called it, it was seen as a journey, and it was customary to prepare the… …
87ground mail — noun Scotland : the fee for interment in a graveyard * * * ground mail or grund mail noun (Scot) Payment for right of burial • • • Main Entry: ↑ground …
88burial chamber — noun A chamber, often below ground level, used to bury the remains of the dead. Syn: sepulchre, sepulcher, tomb …
89BURIAL — the practice of laying the dead in the ground rather than disposing of their bodies by CREMATION, exposure, or some other means of rapid destruction. It is the TRADITIONAL means of disposing of the dead in CHRISTIANITY and remains the only… …
90burial — bur·i·al || berɪəl n. act of burying, act of placing a corpse in the ground; ceremony which accompanies interment; grave …
