entombment.

The act of placing a body or remains in a tomb or burial enclosure.

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Words that belong together

• ceremonial entombment
• royal entombment

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The account describes the ceremonial entombment beneath the chapel.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: uncommon.