Synonyms for entombment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-toom
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtum


Définition of entombment

Origin :
  • 1570s, from Old French entomber "place in a tomb," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + tombe "tomb" (see tomb). Related: Entombed; entombing.
  • noun burial
Example sentences :
  • On the wall beneath are the Descent from the Cross and the Entombment.
  • Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester » by Philip Walsingham Sergeant
  • The Entombment followed, the Madonna in black lamenting and weeping.
  • Extract from : « Castellinaria » by Henry Festing Jones
  • There was another painting, also by the Princess, representing the Entombment.
  • Extract from : « The Empress Frederick; a memoir » by Anonymous
  • Coxcie, altar-piece (the entombment) and frescoes by Salviati.
  • Extract from : « Walks in Rome » by Augustus J.C. Hare
  • The second chapel on the eastern side of the south transept contained an Entombment dating from 1531.
  • Extract from : « Rheims and the Battles for its Possession » by Various
  • And yet it is a most wise and humane provision; and many years ago, there is a tradition, an entombment alive was prevented by it.
  • Extract from : « Saunterings » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • The entombment of the magnificent coffin of Frau Maria Ortlieb under the pavement of the family chapel was over.
  • Extract from : « In The Fire Of The Forge, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • The stone is of a hard texture, and its entombment has been rather an advantage than otherwise.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 694 » by Various
  • Therefore, if the demands of affection and sanitation are both to be met, entombment is to do it, or it cannot be done.
  • Extract from : « The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890 » by Various
  • But, like the place of the entombment of her more distinguished brother, "no man knoweth it unto this day."
  • Extract from : « Oriental Women » by Edward Bagby Pollard

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