green burialnoun [ C or U ]
/ˌɡriːn ˈber.i.əl//ˌɡriːn ˈber.i.əl/also natural burialthe act of burying a body in a way that causes little damage to the environment, for example by not having the body embalmed (= treated with special chemicals) and by using a coffin made of natural materials, so that the coffin and body can decay naturally:
The nature preserves where green burials take place don't look like cemeteries.
The concept of green burial is gaining in popularity.
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- This section of the cemetery is reserved for green burials.
- More information on green burial should be made available to the public.
- Supporters of green burials believe in burying the dead the way people were buried before embalming became popular.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Burying, cremating and preserving bodies
- ash
- body bag
- casket
- coffin
- cremate
- entomb
- exhume
- ghat
- inter
- interment
- lay
- lay sb to rest idiom
- mummify
- mummy
- natural burial
- sarcophagus
- sati
- stuff
- suttee
- taxidermist
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