1200–50; bury + -al2; replacing Middle English buriel, back formation from Old English byrgels burial place, equivalent to byrg(an) to bury + -els noun suffix; cf. riddle1
The first significant climb on the course is alternatively referred to as Vault or Cemetery Hill—a reminder that before it became a public park, this land served as the private burial grounds for the Van Cortlandt family.
The Eternal Magic of Van Cortlandt Park|Martin Fritz Huber|September 28, 2020|Outside Online
“Jewish custom insists on prompt burial…a consideration of particular relevance in hot climates,” the authoritative Encyclopaedia Judaica explains.
In Death, As In Life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Balanced Being American And Jewish|LGBTQ-Editor|September 25, 2020|No Straight News
Funerals can be delayed when the death falls on the Sabbath – a day of rest in the Jewish faith when no burials are performed – or on a Jewish holiday.
In Death, As In Life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Balanced Being American And Jewish|LGBTQ-Editor|September 25, 2020|No Straight News
She already owned a burial plot that had a tombstone engraved with her name and birth date.
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Congress enacted it in 1990 to protect and safely relocate native burial sites.
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As the burial team arrived to remove the body, he began making small movements and was found to be still alive.
What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, neither of our teams had pinpointed the pig's burial site.
Knowing Where the Bodies Are Buried: An Excerpt From 'Lives in Ruins'|Marilyn Johnson|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“At one point they were going to perform a burial ceremony with the ashes,” he says.
Rage Against the Ebola Crematorium|Abby Haglage|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This one woman crawled toward the body of her sister as the burial team carried out the body, carried the body bag away.
The Photojournalist Who Stared Down Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the chain of death continued in the family after the burial of their mother.
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No ceremonies I ever beheld impressed and affected me so much as the burial of the little twins at sea.
Five Years in New Zealand|Robert B. Booth
Burial became too gigantic a labor, and John and Simon ordered the bodies thrown over the walls to prevent pestilence.
The City of Delight|Elizabeth Miller
He is amazed at the absurdity of their burial rites, and he astonishes Hermes by quoting Homer on the subject.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover
Wherefore even the Tyrians, being moved with indignation, were very liberal towards their burial.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Our first impression of Death and Burial is associated with this formless pair.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various
British Dictionary definitions for burial
burial
/ (ˈbɛrɪəl) /
noun
the act of burying, esp the interment of a dead body
Word Origin for burial
Old English byrgels burial place, tomb; see bury, -al ²