burial+vault

  • 31vault — I noun 1) the highest Gothic vault in Europe Syn: arched roof, dome, arch 2) the vault under the church Syn: cellar, basement, underground chamber; crypt, catacomb, burial chamber 3) v …

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  • 32vault — I n 1. arch, span; bow, bend, curve, arc, camber, Archit. cove. 2. underground chamber, cellar, basement; hold, keep; storeroom, strong room, depository, repository, repertory; bank vault; safe, strongbox, safety deposit box, cashbox; money chest …

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  • 33vault — I noun 1) the vault under the church Syn: cellar, basement, crypt, undercroft, catacomb, burial chamber 2) valuables stored in the vault Syn: strongroom, safe deposit II verb …

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  • 34vault — vɔːlt n. arch, dome; room with an arch or a dome; secure room for storing money or valuables; underground burial chamber; pole vaulting v. leap up or over (especially with the help of the hands or a vaulting pole); rising up suddenly (as to… …

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  • 35burial with grave-goods —    In pagan burials and cremations, the dead body was often (though not invariably) accompanied by jewellery, weapons, food, and drink, and sometimes a horse or dog, presumably its possessions in life. Christianity abolished the custom for… …

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  • 36vault — A repository for the remains of a dead person Dries v Charles Evans Cemetery Co. 109 Pa Supe 498, 167 A 237. A crypt or burial chamber. 14 Am J2d Cem § 1. A chamber or room, particularly in a bank, for the safekeeping of money and valuables …

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  • 37burial place — n graveyard, cemetery, churchyard, God s acre, vault, crypt, catacomb, mausoleum, necropolis, tumulus OLD charnel, kurgan …

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  • 38Chase Vault — Christ Church Parish Church The Chase Vault is a burial vault in the cemetery of the Christ Church Parish Church in Oistins, Christ Church, Barbados. It is best known for a widespread but unverified story of unexplained incidents in the early… …

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  • 39Grave (burial) — A grave is a place where a dead body (usually a human, although sometimes an animal) is buried. The grave is usually in a graveyard or cemetery.Graves may contain objects that provide clues for archaeologists about the life and culture of the… …

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  • 40Natural burial — is a process by which the body of a deceased person is interred in the soil in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition and allows the body to recycle naturally. It is seen as an alternative to contemporary Western burial methods. Contents 1… …

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