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• Embalming — Embalming, in most modern cultures, is the art and science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall decomposition and to make them suitable for display at a funeral. The three goals of embalming are thus preservation, sanitization and …   Wikipedia

• embalming — Introduction       the treatment of a dead body so as to sterilize it or to protect it from decay. For practical as well as theological reasons a well preserved body has long been a chief mortuary concern. The ancient Greeks, who demanded… …   Universalium

• EMBALMING — The natural drying out of the body by solar heat (mummification) is the oldest method of preserving a corpse. The ancient Egyptians may have simply tried to dry corpses in the hot desert sands, or as in one of the chambers found at Thebes, in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Embalming — Embalm Em*balm , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embalmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embalming}.] [F. embaumer; pref. em (L. in) + baume balm. See {Balm}.] 1. To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Embalming —    The process of preserving a body by means of aromatics (Gen. 50:2, 3, 26). This art was practised by the Egyptians from the earliest times, and there brought to great perfection. This custom probably originated in the belief in the future… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• EMBALMING —    the art of preserving dead bodies from decay by means of antiseptic agents applied both externally and internally; although known to other people, e. g. the Peruvians, the art was chiefly practised among the Egyptians, and the practice of it… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• embalming — n. the preservation of a dead body by the introduction of chemical compounds that delay putrefaction. Embalming is employed mainly so that a body can be transported long distances and funeral rites can be conducted without undue haste. In the USA …   The new mediacal dictionary

• embalming — Synonyms and related words: anhydration, blast freezing, bottling, brining, canning, corning, curing, dehydration, desiccation, dry curing, drying, embalmment, evaporation, freeze drying, freezing, fuming, irradiation, jerking, marination,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• embalming — em·balm || ɪm bɑːm v. mummify, preserve; perpetuate, immortalize …   English contemporary dictionary

• embalming — embalmˈing or embalmˈment noun • • • Main Entry: ↑embalm …   Useful english dictionary