gravesites
Where bodies rest
Gravesites are places where the dead are buried—the plots of ground containing graves.
The term is slightly more formal than graves and emphasizes location: We visited the gravesites of our ancestors.
People research gravesites for genealogy or visit them for remembrance.
Also spelled as two words: grave sites.
Plot for interring the dead
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- sepulcherChamber for the dead
ossuary · columbarium · memorial park · churchyard · potter's field · catacomb · burial ground · cemetery
Putting a body underground
- tombstoneMemorial stone at grave
- coffinBurial container for remains
- casketBurial container
- plotStoryline or land parcel
headstone · shroud · embalming · exhumation · inhumation · burial mound · reburial · disinterment
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- legacyWhat's passed down
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
reverence · cenotaph · epitaph · monument · plaque · honoring · fallen · veterans
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
eulogy · wake · funeral · anguish · memorial · sympathy · shiva · keening
Free from disturbance
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- silenceTotal lack of sound
stillness · solitude · eternal rest · quietude · resting · at peace · slumber · undisturbed
Made or regarded holy
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- veneratedRegarded with profound respect
- holyDedicated to the divine
blessed · shrine · pilgrimage · sacred ground · sanctuary · resting place · hallowed ground · spirit house
graveyard
Plot for interring the dead
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
sepulcher · ossuary · columbarium · memorial park · churchyard · potter's field · catacomb · burial ground · cemetery · memorial garden
interment
Putting a body underground
plot · headstone · shroud · embalming · exhumation · inhumation · burial mound · reburial · disinterment · family plot
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
commemoration · reverence · cenotaph · epitaph · monument · plaque · honoring · fallen · veterans · war memorial
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
lamentation · eulogy · wake · funeral · anguish · memorial · sympathy · shiva · keening · visitation
peaceful
Free from disturbance
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
silence · stillness · solitude · eternal rest · quietude · resting · at peace · slumber · undisturbed · final sleep
hallowed
Made or regarded holy
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- veneratedRegarded with profound respect
holy · blessed · shrine · pilgrimage · sacred ground · sanctuary · resting place · hallowed ground · spirit house · sacred earth
- cemeteriescemetery, burial, headstones, headstone, burial plots
- funeral customsburial, funeral, cremation, funeral procession, casket
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- burial customsburial, burial rites, burials, burial customs, tombs
- heritage siteshistoric landmarks, Machu Picchu, monument, cultural landmarks, ancient sites
- genealogyfamily trees, family history, descendants, ancestors, ancestry tracing
gravesitescremation urns
Containers for burned remains
sea burials · columbaria · sky burials · crematoriums · mausoleums
gravesitesbirthplaces
Where someone was born
maternity wards · delivery rooms · birthing centers · nurseries · cradles