uncremated
Body still intact
Not cremated; with the body left intact rather than reduced to ashes after death.
The term appears in discussions of burial customs, religious practices that prohibit cremation, or legal matters involving remains: The uncremated body was prepared for traditional burial.
Not placed underground
- intermentPutting a body underground
- graveSerious and worrying
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- coffinBurial container for remains
tomb · crypt · sepulcher · mausoleum · inhumation · graveyard · plot · headstone
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
- cryonicsFreezing bodies for revival
- plastinationPolymer-based specimen preservation
desiccation · refrigeration · morgue · cadaver · autopsy · coroner · decay · decomposition
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
memorial · eulogy · condolence · remembrance · tribute · obituary · visitation · grieving
unburied
Not placed underground
coffin · tomb · crypt · sepulcher · mausoleum · inhumation · graveyard · plot · headstone · casket
embalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- formaldehydeColorless pungent preservative gas
- cryonicsFreezing bodies for revival
plastination · desiccation · refrigeration · morgue · cadaver · autopsy · coroner · decay · decomposition · intact
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
lamentation · memorial · eulogy · condolence · remembrance · tribute · obituary · visitation · grieving · keening
funeral
Service honoring the dead
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
prayers · blessing · offering · shrouding · anointing · viewing · procession · hearse
uncrematedcremated
Burned after death
incinerated · reduced to ashes · burned · scattered · immolated
increment, cremation, incinerate, cremate, incineration, crematory, crematorium, crematoria, incinerated