Definition of Inhumation

1. Noun. The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.

Exact synonyms: Burial, Entombment, Interment, Sepulture
Generic synonyms: Funeral
Derivative terms: Bury, Entomb, Inhume, Inter

Definition of Inhumation

1. n. The act of inhuming or burying; interment.

Definition of Inhumation

1. Noun. The act of burial. ¹

2. Noun. 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. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) arenation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inhumation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Inhumation

1. 1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment. 2. 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. 3. Arenation. Origin: Cf. F. Inhumation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inhumation

inhouse
inhuman
inhuman treatment
inhumane
inhumanely
inhumaneness
inhumanities
inhumanity
inhumanly
inhumanness
inhumannesses
inhumate
inhumated
inhumates
inhumating
inhumation (current term)
inhumations
inhume
inhumed
inhumer
inhumers
inhumes
inhuming
inhære
inhæred
inhærent
inhæres
inhæring
inhæsion
inia

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