Cerement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːvɛɹɪˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹənˈɒlədʒi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹənˈɒlədʒi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːvɛɹɪˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

winding-clothes pall winding-sheet shroud

Word Forms

pall	verb	cover with a pall
shroud	verb	form a cover like a shroud

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leichenhemd

Bestattungsgewand, in das ein Leichnam gehüllt ist

🇫🇷French

linceul

vêtement funéraire dans lequel un cadavre est enveloppé

🇪🇸Spanish

mortaja

prenda funeraria en la que se envuelve un cadáver

🇮🇹Italian

cemento

indumento funerario in cui viene avvolto il cadavere

🇳🇱Dutch

lijkwa

begrafeniskleed waarin een lijk wordt gewikkeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

cimento

vestimenta funerária em que um cadáver é embrulhado

🇷🇺Russian

цемент

погребальная одежда, в которую заворачивают труп

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कफ़न

दफ़नाने का कपड़ा जिसमें शव को लपेटा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সিমেন্ট

দাফনের পোশাক যাতে একটি মৃতদেহ আবৃত থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

சிமெண்ட்

ஒரு சடலம் சுற்றப்பட்டிருக்கும் அடக்கம் ஆடை

🇮🇳Telugu

సిమెంట్

ఒక శవం చుట్టబడిన ఖననం వస్త్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

सिमेंट

दफन वस्त्र ज्यामध्ये प्रेत गुंडाळले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિમેન્ટ

દફન વસ્ત્ર જેમાં શબ લપેટવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಮೆಂಟ್

ಶವವನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತುವ ಸಮಾಧಿ ಉಡುಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിമൻ്റ്

മൃതദേഹം പൊതിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന ശ്മശാന വസ്ത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਰੀਮੈਂਟ

ਦਫ਼ਨਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਕੱਪੜਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਸ਼ ਲਪੇਟੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیمنٹ

تدفین کا لباس جس میں لاش لپیٹی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

水泥

裹尸布

🇯🇵Japanese

セメント

遺体を包む埋葬衣

🇰🇷Korean

시멘트

시신을 감싼 장례복

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xi măng

trang phục tang lễ trong đó một xác chết được quấn

🇹🇭Thai

ซีเมนต์

เสื้อผ้าที่ใช้ห่อศพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

semen

pakaian penguburan yang membungkus mayat

🇵🇭Filipino

semento

damit panglibing kung saan nakabalot ang bangkay

🇲🇾Malay

simen

pakaian pengebumian yang dibungkus mayat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إسمنت

ثوب الدفن الذي تُلف فيه الجثة

🇮🇷Persian

سیمان

لباس دفن که در آن جسد پیچیده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

çimento

Cenazenin sarıldığı cenaze giysisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מלט

בגד קבורה בו עוטפים גופה

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The primary meaning of 'cerement' is 'burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped'.

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