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| bury |
to put in a grave or tomb, or in the sea. [1/2 definitions] |
| effigy |
a likeness of a person, usu. sculpted, as on a tomb. [1/2 definitions] |
| entomb |
to bury or put in a tomb. [1/2 definitions] |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. [1/2 definitions] |
| Great Pyramid of Giza |
a limestone and granite pyramid, which is the oldest and only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built circa 2500 B.C.E. as a memorial and tomb for King Khufu, the second king of the fourth Egyptian dynasty. |
| inter |
to bury in a grave or tomb. |
| interment |
the act or ritual of placing in a grave or tomb; burial. |
| mastaba |
an ancient Egyptian tomb, built over a mummy chamber or burial pit, which has a rectangular base, inwardly sloping sides, and a flat roof. |
| mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
| pall1 |
a heavy cloth covering for a funeral casket, hearse, or tomb. [1/3 definitions] |
| repository |
a burial chamber; tomb. [1/3 definitions] |
| Salome |
a witness to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ who visited his tomb on the morning of his resurrection. [1/2 definitions] |
| sepulcher |
a sacred vault for burial; tomb. [1/3 definitions] |
| sepulchral |
of, relating to, or serving as a sepulcher or tomb. [2/3 definitions] |
| sepulture |
the act of placing in a tomb or sepulcher; interment; burial. |
| shrine |
a place or object, such as an altar or tomb, considered sacred and devoted to some holy person or deity. [1/3 definitions] |
| tombless |
combined form of tomb. |
| tombstone |
a usu. engraved stone marker for a tomb or grave; gravestone. |
| Unknown Soldier |
(sometimes l.c.) an unidentified soldier killed in war, whose tomb serves as a memorial to all of a nation's unidentified military persons who have died in war. |
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