entomb

[ en-toom ]

/ ɛnˈtum /

to place in a tomb; bury; inter.

to serve as a tomb for: Florentine churches entomb many great men.

Also intomb.

Origin of entomb

1425–75; late Middle English entoumben < Middle French entomber. See en-¹, tomb

en·tomb·ment, noun un·en·tombed, adjective

In a side-chapel is an entombment: the figures as large as life, or nearly so, and richly painted; quite perfect.

Architectural Antiquities of Normandy |John Sell Cotman
A fine coffin (Fig. 25) is represented in the lead group of the entombment at Moissac in France.

Leadwork |W. R. Lethaby
Coxcie, altar-piece (the entombment) and frescoes by Salviati.

Walks in Rome |Augustus J.C. Hare
Thenceforward Ernesta had but one thought, that of saving her daughter from that awful life of immurement and entombment.

The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete |Emile Zola

In one of the recesses beneath the gallery is a highly coloured sculpture group of an "Entombment."

The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine |Francis Miltoun

entomb

/ (ɪnˈtuːm) /

to place in or as if in a tomb; bury; inter

to serve as a tomb for

entombment, noun