mummification
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mummify + -ication, after French momification.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]mummification (countable and uncountable, plural mummifications)
- The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
- Hypernym: embalming
- 1999, Sally Tagholm, “Mummification”, in Ancient Egypt: A Guide to Egypt in the Time of the Pharaohs (Sightseers: Essential Travel Guides to the Past), New York, N.Y.: Kingfisher, →ISBN, page 21:
- Mummification is not reserved exclusively for humans. Cats, dogs, and even crocodiles often get the same treatment—complete with animal-shaped coffins and painted faces.
- (BDSM) The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement.
Translations
[edit]the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
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References
[edit]- ^ “mummification, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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