burial
part of speech
noun (a burial, burials); verb bury (buried)
meaning for a pupil
1) The act of putting a dead body in the ground or a grave. tree →
2) A ceremony when a dead person is buried; a funeral. tree →
3) Putting something under the ground (the burial of rubbish or treasure). tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Jewish tradition treats proper burial as a great duty and honour. Being denied burial, or buried "like an ass", is shown as the worst disgrace for a wicked king. In the primary lessons: In history lessons: ancient burials, burial mounds, burial grounds tell us how people lived. In stories and family life: a burial after someone has «passed away». Phrases: burial ground, burial site, burial at sea.
examples
- He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. (Prophets JER.22.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall not be named for ever. (Prophets ISA.14.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- So Uzziah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the field of burial which belonged to the kings; for they said: 'He is a leper'; and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. (Writings 2CH.26.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- The burial took place in the village churchyard. tree →
- Archaeologists found a Viking burial site. tree →
- The Egyptians built pyramids for royal burials. tree →
- Some sailors have a burial at sea. tree →
- The family gathered for Grandpa's burial. tree →
- The burial of waste can harm the soil. tree →
- He went to a festival, but it was a burial feast. tree →
note
Spelling: bur-i-al, from bury (y changes to i). Pronounced BERR-ee-ul, like «berry». Different from cremation (burning the body). Gentle words around death: «laid to rest».
In the corpora
- He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
- Some fossils catch a moment, such as a fish with another fish in its mouth, because fast burial froze the scene.
- In many Muslim families the funeral and burial happen very quickly, often within a day.
- In a burial the coffin is lowered into a grave in a cemetery or churchyard.
Trees and pragmatics
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