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encoffinment

encoffinment noun: the preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.

Noun

encoffinment (plural encoffinments)

  1. The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
    • The encoffinment takes place on the third day after death, in the presence of the assembled family.1882, Robert K. Douglas, China, with Map, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 294
    • In rites of encoffinment, burial and commemoration, all human beings are treated as ghosts.2002, Linda Woodhead et al., Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, →ISBN, page 109

Forms of encoffinment

pluralencoffinments

Origin of encoffinment

From encoffin + -ment.

Questions about encoffinment

What does encoffinment mean?
Encoffinment means the preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
What part of speech is encoffinment?
Encoffinment is a noun.
What is the plural of encoffinment?
The plural of encoffinment is encoffinments.

Words near encoffinment in the dictionary

  1. encoffin
  2. encoffined
  3. encoffiner
  4. encoffiners
  5. encoffining
  6. encoffinment
  7. encoffinments
  8. encoffins
  9. encoignure
  10. encoignures
  11. encolden

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