mummify
Wrap for eternity
To mummify is to preserve a body by drying it out, preventing decay.
The ancient Egyptians mummified their dead through elaborate processes involving removal of organs and application of resins.
The word extends to any extreme desiccation: The desert heat had mummified the carcass.
Figuratively, something mummified is preserved but lifeless—frozen in an outdated form.
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- AnubisEgyptian mortuary deity
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
Tutankhamun · Ramses · Cleopatra · hieroglyphics · canopic · natron · linen · amulet
Funeral home professional
- formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
- funeraryOf burial rites
- embalmerPreserves bodies chemically
- cadaverBody for dissection
preservatives · fluids · resins · oils · bandages · wrapping · corpse · remains
Realm of the departed
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- immortalityExemption from death
- resurrectionRevival from death
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
soul · spirit · ancestors · passage · crossing · offerings · preservation · eternal life
Remove water from
leathery · husk · brittle · wizened · shrunken · wrinkled · tanned · papery
Complete removal of moisture
- saltingApplying sodium chloride
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- freeze-dryingPreservation through vacuum sublimation
- curingRestoring health or preserving
tanning · smoking · jerky · bog bodies · peat · ice · permafrost · taxidermy
Wetland-preserved human remains
- ÖtziNeolithic mummy from Alps
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
desert · peat · frozen · alpine · Guanajuato · catacomb · crypt
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- AnubisEgyptian mortuary deity
tomb · Tutankhamun · Ramses · Cleopatra · hieroglyphics · canopic · natron · linen · amulet · scarab
mortician
Funeral home professional
- formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
- funeraryOf burial rites
- embalmerPreserves bodies chemically
cadaver · preservatives · fluids · resins · oils · bandages · wrapping · corpse · remains · interment
underworld
Realm of the departed
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- immortalityExemption from death
- resurrectionRevival from death
eternity · soul · spirit · ancestors · passage · crossing · offerings · preservation · eternal life
dehydrate
Remove water from
parch · leathery · husk · brittle · wizened · shrunken · wrinkled · tanned · papery · drawn
desiccation
Complete removal of moisture
- saltingApplying sodium chloride
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- freeze-dryingPreservation through vacuum sublimation
curing · tanning · smoking · jerky · bog bodies · peat · ice · permafrost · taxidermy · specimen
bog body
Wetland-preserved human remains
- ÖtziNeolithic mummy from Alps
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- spontaneousArising without external cause
cave · desert · peat · frozen · alpine · Guanajuato · catacomb · crypt
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing
- dry outdry, dry out, dehydrate, desiccate, parch
- funeral ritesfuneral, bury, burial, funeral mass, burial rites
- mummified remainsPreserved body from antiquity
- cat mummiesEmbalmed sacred felines
- sugar mummiesWealthy older female patrons