Cemetery
noun
A place where dead people are buried.
We visited our grandmother's grave in the cemetery.
Often appears as...
- buried in a cemetery
- grave in a cemetery
noun
A place where dead people are buried, often with monuments or markers.
The cemetery was shrouded in the silence of the night.
Often appears as...
- cemetery gates
- cemetery chapel
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Literary
noun
A place where dead people are buried.
We visited our grandmother's grave in the cemetery.
Often appears as...
- buried in a cemetery
- grave in a cemetery
noun
A place where dead people are buried, often with monuments or markers.
The cemetery was shrouded in the silence of the night.
Often appears as...
- cemetery gates
- cemetery chapel
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
The word 'cemetery' can evoke somber emotions related to mourning and remembrance.
Walking through the cemetery, she felt a deep sense of loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Confusion
'Cemetery' refers specifically to the land used for burials, not the service or act of burying.
The old cemetery has been there for centuries, undisturbed.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Quiet
Cemeteries are culturally considered places of quiet and respect; it's not just a park.
Even as children played nearby, they never got loud around the cemetery.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
The word 'cemetery' can evoke somber emotions related to mourning and remembrance.
Walking through the cemetery, she felt a deep sense of loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Confusion
'Cemetery' refers specifically to the land used for burials, not the service or act of burying.
The old cemetery has been there for centuries, undisturbed.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Quiet
Cemeteries are culturally considered places of quiet and respect; it's not just a park.
Even as children played nearby, they never got loud around the cemetery.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
The word 'cemetery' can evoke somber emotions related to mourning and remembrance.
Walking through the cemetery, she felt a deep sense of loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Confusion
'Cemetery' refers specifically to the land used for burials, not the service or act of burying.
The old cemetery has been there for centuries, undisturbed.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Quiet
Cemeteries are culturally considered places of quiet and respect; it's not just a park.
Even as children played nearby, they never got loud around the cemetery.
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The past, present and...
On a societal level, the rapid loss of population led to important changes in Europe's economic conditions. With more food to go around, as well as more land and better pay for the surviving farmers and workers, people began to eat better and live longer as studies of London cemeteries have shown.
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Discovering Wildlife in...
Consider that right, two hundred and eighty two thousand people are buried in this cemetery and these are all the most expensive burials. So there are some really important people from history in here. So creepy. I wonder if there's any wildlife in it, though It's got to be something right.
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Why is being scared so...
why some may love the dizziness associated with a loop-de-loop, while loathing the stomach-drop sensation of a steep roller coaster, or why some squeal with delight inside a haunted house, but retreat in terror if taken to an actual cemetery.
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What happens when a city...
and mortuaries and cemeteries in the city. In fact, the majority are cemeteries. We wanted to show that, even though death and burial are things that we might not think about, they're all around us, and they're important parts of our cities.
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What happens to our...
that might help with the space issue? In some countries, skyscraper cemeteries enable vertical burials. Some options focus on the body's relationship with the environment. Promession, for example, freeze-dries and pulverizes the body,
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The fascinating history...
cemeteries permanently occupy land that can’t be otherwise cultivated or developed. Traditional burial consumes materials like metal, stone, and concrete, and can pollute soil and groundwater with toxic chemicals.
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A burial practice that...
The funeral industry will protect your dead body by offering to sell your family a casket made of hardwood or metal with a rubber sealant. At the cemetery, on the day of burial, that casket will be lowered
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Life Among the Dead PIPE...
Philippines caring for graves isn't a matter of placing flowers once a year and that's what makes it possible for the cemeteries residents to live here many people want to have someone to tend
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Living Among the Dead PIPE...
bodies here in the Philippines caring for graves isn't a matter of placing flowers once a year and that's what makes it possible for the cemeteries residents to live here many people want
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Brazil’s indigenous...
case of Rio in our case we demarcate our territory a 1983 and 2002 revised because a lot of sacred place was outside a lot of cemeteries among
Video examples
The past, present and...
On a societal level, the rapid loss of population led to important changes in Europe's economic conditions. With more food to go around, as well as more land and better pay for the surviving farmers and workers, people began to eat better and live longer as studies of London cemeteries have shown.
Video examples
Discovering Wildlife in...
Consider that right, two hundred and eighty two thousand people are buried in this cemetery and these are all the most expensive burials. So there are some really important people from history in here. So creepy. I wonder if there's any wildlife in it, though It's got to be something right.
Video examples
Why is being scared so...
why some may love the dizziness associated with a loop-de-loop, while loathing the stomach-drop sensation of a steep roller coaster, or why some squeal with delight inside a haunted house, but retreat in terror if taken to an actual cemetery.
Video examples
What happens when a city...
and mortuaries and cemeteries in the city. In fact, the majority are cemeteries. We wanted to show that, even though death and burial are things that we might not think about, they're all around us, and they're important parts of our cities.
Video examples
What happens to our...
that might help with the space issue? In some countries, skyscraper cemeteries enable vertical burials. Some options focus on the body's relationship with the environment. Promession, for example, freeze-dries and pulverizes the body,
Video examples
The fascinating history...
cemeteries permanently occupy land that can’t be otherwise cultivated or developed. Traditional burial consumes materials like metal, stone, and concrete, and can pollute soil and groundwater with toxic chemicals.
Video examples
A burial practice that...
The funeral industry will protect your dead body by offering to sell your family a casket made of hardwood or metal with a rubber sealant. At the cemetery, on the day of burial, that casket will be lowered
Video examples
Life Among the Dead PIPE...
Philippines caring for graves isn't a matter of placing flowers once a year and that's what makes it possible for the cemeteries residents to live here many people want to have someone to tend
Video examples
Living Among the Dead PIPE...
bodies here in the Philippines caring for graves isn't a matter of placing flowers once a year and that's what makes it possible for the cemeteries residents to live here many people want
Video examples
Brazil’s indigenous...
case of Rio in our case we demarcate our territory a 1983 and 2002 revised because a lot of sacred place was outside a lot of cemeteries among
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jim Justice
American Politician
Our veterans are phenomenally important. They've given everything to us, haven't they? Everything. Do we really take care of them? I mean, for crying out loud, we can't even maintain their cemetery. We've got to do better. We have to do better.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.
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Bill Hicks
American Comedian
If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you're so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.
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Pope John Paul II
Polish Saint
The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.
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Myles Munroe
Bahamian Clergyman
Don't die old, die empty. That's the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
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Britne Oldford
Canadian Actress
I've always loved cemeteries since I was a kid. They're very calm.
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Henny Youngman
American Comedian
You look like a talent scout for a cemetery.
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Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentinian Celebrity
A crazy man finishes in the cemetery.
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Miguel de Unamuno
Spanish Educator
Science is a cemetery of dead ideas.
Quote examples
Jim Justice
American Politician
Our veterans are phenomenally important. They've given everything to us, haven't they? Everything. Do we really take care of them? I mean, for crying out loud, we can't even maintain their cemetery. We've got to do better. We have to do better.
Quote examples
Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.
Quote examples
Bill Hicks
American Comedian
If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you're so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.
Quote examples
Pope John Paul II
Polish Saint
The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.
Quote examples
Myles Munroe
Bahamian Clergyman
Don't die old, die empty. That's the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.
Quote examples
Britne Oldford
Canadian Actress
I've always loved cemeteries since I was a kid. They're very calm.
Quote examples
Henny Youngman
American Comedian
You look like a talent scout for a cemetery.
Quote examples
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentinian Celebrity
A crazy man finishes in the cemetery.
Quote examples
Miguel de Unamuno
Spanish Educator
Science is a cemetery of dead ideas.
Example 1 of 10
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