embalmment

noun

Definition of embalmmentnext
as in funeral

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  1. funeral
  2. interment
  3. burial
Noun
  • The family is planning a joint funeral for mother and son to be held Nov. 22.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Payne’s private funeral was held in the U.K. on Wednesday, with his bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik all in attendance.
    EW.com, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of funeral
Noun
  • Following the service, interment will be at Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery,134 S. Dana Court in Milwaukee.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
  • From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of interment
Noun
  • These burials are along the edges of the mounds, leaving much of the center of the mounds untouched.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The boy's body is set to be laid to rest Friday, with funeral services at St. Peter of Alcantara Church followed by a burial in St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery, both in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of burial
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