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All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial.
Christopher Marlowe

Meaning of "burial" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BURIAL

Old English byrgels burial place, tomb.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BURIAL

burial  [ˈbɛrɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BURIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Burial is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BURIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

burial

Burial

Burial or interment is the ritual act of placing a dead person or animal, and/or objects into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased or the object in it, and covering it over.

Definition of burial in the English dictionary

The definition of burial in the dictionary is the act of burying, esp the interment of a dead body.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BURIAL


aerial
ˈɛərɪəl
ariel
ˈɛərɪəl
bacterial
bækˈtɪərɪəl
cereal
ˈsɪərɪəl
cerrial
ˈsɛrɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
equatorial
ˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl
ethereal
ɪˈθɪərɪəl
Gabriel
ˈɡeɪbrɪəl
imperial
ɪmˈpɪərɪəl
industrial
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl
janitorial
ˌdʒænɪˈtɔːrɪəl
material
məˈtɪərɪəl
memorial
mɪˈmɔːrɪəl
real
ˈrɪəl
reburial
riːˈbɛrɪəl
serial
ˈsɪərɪəl
surreal
səˈrɪəl
territorial
ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl
tutorial
tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BURIAL

burgomaster
burgonet
burgoo
Burgos
Burgoyne
burgrave
Burgundian
burgundies
Burgundy
burhel
burial ground
burial mound
Buriat
Buridan´s ass
buried
burier
buries
burin
burinist
buriti

WORDS THAT END LIKE BURIAL

arterial
centurial
curial
entrepreneurial
epineurial
Escurial
infopreneurial
intramercurial
intrapreneurial
managerial
manurial
mercurial
nonmercurial
organomercurial
perineurial
rial
seigneurial
tenurial
trial
urial

Synonyms and antonyms of burial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BURIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «burial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of burial

Translation of «burial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BURIAL

Find out the translation of burial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of burial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «burial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

埋葬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entierro
570 millions of speakers

English

burial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दफन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدفن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

захоронения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enterro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enterrement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pengebumian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beerdigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

埋葬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장례
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Burial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chôn cất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दफन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

defin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sepoltura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogrzeb
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поховання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înmormântare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begrafnis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedgrävning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

begravelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of burial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BURIAL»

The term «burial» is very widely used and occupies the 13.151 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BURIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «burial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «burial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about burial

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7 QUOTES WITH «BURIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word burial.
1
Harold Brodkey
It is death that goes down to the center of the earth, the great burial church the earth is, and then to the curved ends of the universe, as light is said to do.
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte
By mere burial man arrives not at bliss; and in the future life, throughout its whole infinite range, they will seek for happiness as vainly as they sought it here, who seek it in aught else than that which so closely surrounds them here - the Infinite.
3
Tony Hillerman
I always have one or two, sometimes more, Navajo or other tribes' cultural elements in mind when I start a plot. In Thief of Time, I wanted to make readers aware of Navajo attitude toward the dead, respect for burial sites.
4
Christopher Marlowe
All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial.
5
George Jean Nathan
So long as there is one pretty girl left on the stage, the professional undertakers may hold up their burial of the theater.
6
Jon Porter
As a member of Congress, and a parent, I understand the importance of ensuring that families are able to provide a meaningful and proper burial for their loved ones.
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Phil Robertson
Basically, I don't ever move too far past the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, because it's of first importance. And I make sure it's of first importance with anyone I'm talking to. It all comes down to that, really, when you get right down to it. So it's not complex. Jesus removed our sins and guarantees we can be raised from the dead.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURIAL»

Discover the use of burial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to burial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Burial and Ancient Society: The Rise of the Greek City-State
This book differs from many topical studies of state formation in that unique and particular developments are given as much weight as those factors which are common to all early states.
Ian Morris, 1989
2
Death and Burial in the Roman World
Toynbee's comprehensive examination of Roman burial practices, ranging throughout the Roman world from Rome to Pompeii, Britain to Jerusalem.
J. M. C. Toynbee, 1996
3
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet
In 2002 Xinran’s Good Women of China became an international bestseller, revealing startling new truths about Chinese life to the West.
Xinran, 2011
4
Death and Burial in Medieval England 1066-1550
Bringing together knowledge accumulated from historical, archaeological and literary sources, Daniell paints a vivid picture of the entire phenomenon of medieval death and burial. A big contribution to medieval and early modern studies.
Christopher Daniell, 2005
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Death, Burial, and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity
In Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity, Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world.
Jon Davies, 1999
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Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality
In this engrossing book, Paul Barber surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers the first scientific explanation for the origins of the vampire legends.
Paul Barber, 2010
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Ancient Burial Practices in the American Southwest: ...
Prehistoric burial practices provide an unparalleled opportunity for understanding and reconstructing ancient civilizations and for identifying the influences that helped shape them.
Douglas R. Mitchell, Judy L. Brunson-Hadley, 2004
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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial
This Handbook reviews the state of mortuary archaeology and its practice with forty-four chapters focusing on the history of the discipline and its current scientific techniques and methods.
Sarah Tarlow, Liv Nilsson Stutz, 2013
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Death and burial in ancient Egypt
This well-illustrated book explores all aspects of death in ancient Egypt, including beliefs of the afterlife, mummification, the protection of the body, tombs and their construction and decoration, funerary goods, and the funeral itself.
Salima Ikram, 2003
10
Urn Burial
A classic 17th-century essay first looks at the idea of burial throughout human history, then explores man's struggles with mortality and the uncertainty of his fate and fame in the living world. Original.
Sir Thomas Browne, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term burial is used in the context of the following news items.
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A respectful burial for those no longer alone
"The idea behind the ministry is to take care of people that don't have any family or friends, and to provide a dignified burial place for those ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Dying to Be Green: The Green Burial Movement
The Green Burial Council, an environmental certification organization, has estimated that in the U.S. alone, approximately 33 million board feet ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
3
See Yogi, Skrillex's Absurd 'Burial' Video With Pusha T, Dennis …
Yogi's "Burial" with Pusha T became a surprise hit when it arrived in 2014, and now the track has a new remix – courtesy of Skrillex, TrollPhace ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
4
2000-Year-Old Bobcat With Collar Found In Native American Burial
The burial site was originally excavated in the 1980s, and the bobcat skeleton was mislabelled as that of a puppy, because the people of the ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
5
Succession squabbles at late Christiaan's burial
SQUABBLES over succession among the Nama clans dominated the memorial services and burial of late Bondelswart clan captain Joseph ... «Namibian, Jul 15»
6
MP Mwanza burial set
THE body of Solwezi West MMD member of Parliament Humphrey Mwanza arrived here yesterday for burial at his village in Lunsala in Chief ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Council offer to pay for burial fees of Tunisia victims
The graves and burial fees of three generations of a Black Country family who were killed in the Tunisia terror attack will be paid for by ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
8
Glen Ellyn girl self-publishes book inspired by ancient burial grounds
Nicole, 14, specifically drew from the burial grounds tucked away in the ancient woodland sandwiched between the Black River and the shores ... «Suburban Life Publications, Jul 15»
9
As Cremation Outpaces Burial Rates, Jewelry Glitters the Afterlife
Those who chose a traditional casket burial spend about $7,000 or more. A service that includes a cremation costs about a third of that. «FlaglerLive.com, Jul 15»
10
2nd Century Burial Site of Famous Torah Leaders Declared …
A 2nd century CE Jewish burial compound at Beit She'arim, located in northern Israel, was declared a World Heritage Site by the UN. «Breaking Israel News, Jul 15»

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