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Burial vs Entombment - What's the difference?

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Entombment is a synonym of burial.



As nouns the difference between burial and entombment

is that burial is the act of burying; interment while entombment is the act of entombing or the state of being entombed.

burial

English

Alternative forms

* buriall (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia burial) (en noun)
  • The act of burying; interment

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    entombment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
  • The decommissioning of a radioactive site by encasing it in concrete