embalmed
Prepared for burial
Embalmed describes a corpse that has been preserved from decay, typically through chemical treatment.
Funeral homes embalm bodies for viewing: The embalmed body lay in the open casket.
Figuratively, something embalmed is preserved but lifeless—frozen in time rather than allowed to change: embalmed traditions, a culture embalmed in nostalgia.
Carved stone burial container
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- canopicOf burial jars
natron · linen · bandages · hieroglyphics · Egyptology · amulet · scarab · desiccation
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- funeralService honoring the dead
- morticianFuneral home professional
- casketBurial container
- corpseDeceased human body
cadaver · deceased · viewing · wake · parlor · preparation · cosmetics · restoration
Service honoring the dead
- intermentPutting a body underground
- graveSerious and worrying
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- tombstoneMemorial stone at grave
crypt · mausoleum · sepulcher · shroud · coffin · hearse · procession · mourning
Individual for examination
- anatomicalOf bodily structure
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
- fixativeSubstance that preserves artwork
- museumPublic exhibit space
display · scientific · medical · conservation · archival · perpetuity · intact · lifelike
sarcophagus
Carved stone burial container
canopic · natron · linen · bandages · hieroglyphics · Egyptology · amulet · scarab · desiccation · Thebes
formaldehyde
Colorless pungent preservative gas
corpse · cadaver · deceased · viewing · wake · parlor · preparation · cosmetics · restoration · arterial
funeral
Service honoring the dead
tombstone · crypt · mausoleum · sepulcher · shroud · coffin · hearse · procession · mourning · bereavement
specimen
Individual for examination
- anatomicalOf bodily structure
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
- fixativeSubstance that preserves artwork
museum · display · scientific · medical · conservation · archival · perpetuity · intact · lifelike · permanent
anointing
Ceremonial oil application
incense · priest · chanting · preparation · tradition · vigil · washing · oils · prayers · blessing
embalmedcremated
Burned after death
incinerated · composted · burned · dissolved · liquefied
embalmeddecomposed
Broken into simpler parts
rotting · decaying · putrefied · decomposing · unembalmed
embalmedneglected
Not given proper attention
abandoned · left to rot · discarded · unattended · untreated
- embalming fluidChemical for preserving corpses
- embalming roomWhere bodies are preserved
- embalmed bodyChemically preserved human remains
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