entombment
/ɪnˈtoʊmmənt/
noun
- The act of placing a dead body in a tomb or grave; burial.
- The ancient ritual of entombment included placing treasures with the deceased.
- The entombment of the pharaoh took place in a grand pyramid.
- After the funeral, the entombment was held at the family cemetery.
- A situation in which someone or something is trapped or enclosed, often in a way that feels suffocating or inescapable.
- Living in that small town felt like an emotional entombment for her.
- The miners feared entombment after the tunnel collapsed.
- The entombment of the old documents in the sealed vault preserved them for centuries.
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