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Meaning of "inhumation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INHUMATION

ˌɪnhjuːˈmeɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INHUMATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inhumation 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 INHUMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 inhumation in the English dictionary

The definition of inhumation in the dictionary is burial.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INHUMATION

affirmation · animation · approximation · automation · confirmation · conformation · defamation · deformation · estimation · exclamation · formation · inflammation · information · misinformation · proclamation · reclamation · reformation · sublimation · summation · transformation

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INHUMATION

inhibitory · inholder · inholding · inhomogeneity · inhomogeneous · inhoop · inhospitable · inhospitableness · inhospitably · inhospitality · inhuman · inhumane · inhumanely · inhumanities · inhumanity · inhumanly · inhumanness · inhumate · inhume · inhumer

WORDS THAT END LIKE INHUMATION

accreditation · action · administration · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation · federation · foundation

Synonyms and antonyms of inhumation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INHUMATION»

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

Translation of «inhumation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INHUMATION

Find out the translation of inhumation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of inhumation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inhumation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

土葬
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

inhumación
570 millions of speakers
en

English

inhumation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

inhumation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دفن
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

трупоположение
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

inumação
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

inhumation
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

inhumation
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pengadukan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Bestattung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

埋葬
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

inhumation
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Inhumation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chôn cất
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

புதைத்தல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अमानवीय
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

defnetme
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

inumazione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

szkieletowych
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

трупоположение
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

înhumare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενταφιασμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inhumation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skelett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inhumation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inhumation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INHUMATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of inhumation
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inhumation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INHUMATION»

Discover the use of inhumation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inhumation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From cremation to inhumation: burial practices at Ialysos ...
First case study of the pre-Classic East Greek burial practices, based on earlier investigations at the cemeteries at Ialysos and Kameiros.
Charles Gates, 1983
2
Death and Burial in the Roman World
INHUMATION. (A) ROMAN BELIEFS ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE A FULL-DRESS HISTORY of Roman-age beliefs about the life beyond the grave is obviously not to be expected in this book. Such a history would, in fact, involve a sifting of all the ...
J. M. C. Toynbee, 1996
3
Inhumation and Incineration in Europe
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series.
Jean Francois Albert Du P. Nadaillac, 2010
4
Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
1200-700 BC) witnessed the reversion to single inhumation, in pit- or cist-graves. This is now believed to have been the result of the depopulation and fragmentation of society which followed the destruction of the Mycenaean centres , rather ...
Nigel Guy Wilson, 2006
5
Perceptions of the Prehistoric in Anglo-Saxon England: ...
Secondary inhumation C5th–7th (7th?) Huggate 1 ? Secondary cremation C5th– 6th Kilham 1 ? Inhumation C5th–6th ? ? Multiple inhumations C5th–6th Kilham 1 J Inhumation C5th–6th Kilham 6 ? Inhumations C8th + Painsthorpe Wold 4 6 ?
Sarah Semple, 2013
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Colchester, Fortress of the War God: an Archaeological ...
an Archaeological Assessment David Radford, Adrian Gascoyne Philip Wise. inhumation inhumation inhumation inhumation ELM593 inhumation R 599944 224320 Lead coffin, Mersea Road ELM1002 inhumation R598688 225276 Sheepen ...
David Radford, Adrian Gascoyne, Philip Wise, 2013
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Death in England: An Illustrated History
Cremation to inhumation During the second century AD a gradual but nevertheless dramatic change in burial rites pervaded the Roman empire." Inhumation replaced cremation as the normal method of disposing of the dead. The change is ...
Peter C. Jupp, Clare Gittings, 1999
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Technologies of Enchantment?: Exploring Celtic Art: 400 BC ...
Gloucestershire mirror inhumation F ? Bellows 1881; Staelens 1982 Brecon Powys mirror cremation ? ? Adam Gwilt, personal communication Bridport Dorset mirror inhumation F elderly Farrar 1956 Chilham Castle Kent mirror cremation F 30 ...
Duncan Garrow, Chris Gosden, 2012
9
Sutton Hoo Research Committee Bulletins, 1983-1993
Feature Body Orientation (Head-Feet) Attitude Grave Goods Structure Comment Mound 1 Inhumation W-E Rich Assemblage Burial Chamber in ship Translation? beneath barrow Mound 2 Inhumation (robbed) (robbed) Rich Assemblage ...
M. O. H. Carver, 1993
10
Purpureae Vestes I. Textiles y tintes del Mediterráneo en ...
Carmen Alfaro Giner. N° de tombe t.6 simple à incinération t.9 simple à inhumation t.32 simple à inhumation t.43 simple à inhumation t.54 simple à incinération t.61 simple à inhumation t.67 simple à inhumation 12 t.67 simple à inhumation 14 ...
Carmen Alfaro Giner, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INHUMATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inhumation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
WB Yeats's grave may not contain his remains - The Irish Times
... under the seal of secrecy, that they are unable to find the poet's remains in the Roquebrune cemetery where the inhumation had taken place ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Tibhirine : selon l'autopsie, les moines auraient été décapités après …
... terre différente de celle du cimetière de Tibhirine observés dans et sur les crânes sont en faveur d'une première inhumation », dit l'expertise. «Jeune Afrique, Jul 15»
3
Historic site named on Lewes housing list
Around 1,000 inhumation cemeteries have been recorded in England. They represent one of the principal sources of archaeological evidence ... «Sussex Express, Jun 15»
4
Nkrumah Nkrumah, Wole Soyinka, & Kongi's Harvest (1)
There is however a greater tendency that these constraints can contribute to the factual inhumation of certain aspects of a writer's life. This is not ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
5
Digital Graffiti is 'world class' - Annual projection festival lights up …
The “Curator's Choice” award went to Louisiana artist Adam Forrester for his single channel video, “Inhumation.” “It had so much soul to it. «Walton Sun, Jun 15»
6
FRENCH CONVENT YIELDS FUNERAL PRACTICES OF 17TH …
The inhumation of body parts in different locations began in the Middle Ages, as is seen in the funerals of Bertrand Du Guesclin and Anne of ... «Culturekiosque, Jun 15»
7
Why the World Ignores South Sudan's Killing Fields
Unlike the covert burials that military forces carried out during the same period, the inhumation at New Site may not have been motivated by a ... «War is Boring, Jun 15»
8
Dennis Devoice Jackson
Inhumation with military honors will be in the Morning Dove Cemetery. Public viewing will be Wednesday, June 3, from 2 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at ... «Atmore Advance, Jun 15»
9
Archaeologists discover burials during conservation work on …
“The eroding section itself revealed one inhumation burial, while the hand-excavated trench along the shoreline next to it revealed five further ... «Culture24, May 15»
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Inhumation d'AMO avec le drapeau national : le gouvernement en …
Libreville, Gabon (Gabonactu.com) – Le ministère de la défense nationale, dans un communiqué signé mercredi de son ministre, Ernest ... «gabonactu.com, May 15»
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