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. Phrases and idioms: burial-ground a cemetery. Etymology: ME, erron. formed as sing. of OE byrgels f. Gmc: rel. to BURY Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012