BURIAL Meaning of BURIAL in English n. 1 a the burying of a dead body. b a funeral. 2 Archaeol. a grave or its remains. burial-ground a cemetery. [ ME, erron. formed as sing. of OE byrgels f. Gmc: rel. to BURY ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012