inhumation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

inhumation
    n 1: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave [syn: {burial},
         {entombment}, {inhumation}, {interment}, {sepulture}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Inhumation \In`hu*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inhumation.]
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   1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment.
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   2. (Old Chem.) 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.
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   3. (Med.) Arenation.
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