Mortuary Practice
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Activities associated with the physical burial of the dead. It excludes cultural practices such as funeral rites. |
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Cemeteries,Cremation,Undertaking |
Mortuary Practice Categories.
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Burial - The act or ceremony of putting a corpse into the ground or a vault, or into the sea. The custom of burial is primeval and omnipresent in all cultures and civilizations, generally accompanied by ceremonial rites. |
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Embalming - Process of preserving a dead body to protect it from decay. |
Mortuary Practice Definitions and Terms
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