# inhumation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪn.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/

## Definitions
1. The act of burial.
2. The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
3. Arenation.

## Etymology
From inhume + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inhumation