burial

[ ber-ee-uhl ]

noun

1. the act or ceremony of burying.
2. the place of burying; grave.

burial

/ ˈbɛrɪəl /

noun

1. the act of burying, esp the interment of a dead body

Other Words From

• re·buri·al noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of burial¹

First recorded in 1200–50; bury + -al ²; replacing Middle English buriel, back formation from Old English byrgels “burial place,” from byrg(an) “to bury” + -els(e), noun suffix ( riddle ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of burial¹

Old English byrgels burial place, tomb; see bury , -al ²

Example Sentences

The place where, 18 years ago, my wife and I married at the tree marking the burial site of her father’s ashes.

From Los Angeles Times

Nicola went through their burial reports, and found just one man had been buried wearing sergeant stripes from the Gloucester Regiment, as well as one major.

From BBC

The find was enough to confirm Logan's burial site, allowing for a headstone to be placed at a ceremony in 2016, finally marking Logan's resting place 122 years after the striker flew highest.

From BBC

His lawyers argued his involvement in burials in mass graves was because he wanted to avoid a "health crisis" that would have occurred if they had not been buried.

From BBC

In Texas, the county subject to the NBC investigation changed its policy to provide burial or cremation for unclaimed bodies.

From Salon

Related Words

• funeral
• interment