What is the Latin word for burial?

The usual Latin words for “burial” are sepeliō, humātiō, fūnus; also sepulcrētum, coemētērium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“burial” in Latin

sepeliōto bury, inter; to burn on a funeral pyre; to destroy, ruin, overwhelm humātiōa burial fūnusfuneral; death; dead body, corpse sepulcrētumcemetery, graveyard coemētēriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

burial

sepultura, humatio: funus, exseqniae. Burial-ground, sepulcretum, coemeterium. To refuse anybody a burial, aliquem sepultura prohibere, Vid: FUNERAL.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for burial?: The usual Latin words for “burial” are sepeliō, humātiō, fūnus; also sepulcrētum, coemētērium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.