Sentence example with the word 'mummification'

mummification

air-drying, brining, corpse, decedent, drying, evaporation, jerking, potting, seasoning, the dead

Definition n. a condition resembling that of a mummy

Last update: July 27, 2015


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Mummification was a great and compulsory ritual in ancient Egypt.   [Please select]

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The Egyptians did not stop at the mummification of the human body; sacred animals, birds, reptiles, fishes, and even insects were treated in a similar way, and the meat offerings deposited with the wealthy dead were likewise "preserved."   [Please select]

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The bodies were not embalmed, and the extended position and mummification were never used.   [Please select]

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Describe embalmment, mummification, desiccation, or if antiseptic precautions are taken, and subsequent disposal of remains.   [Please select]

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The expression is unintellectual, perhaps slightly animal; but even under the somewhat grotesque disguise of mummification, there is plainly to be seen an air of sovereign majesty, of resolve, and of pride.   [Please select]

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In spite of the somewhat grotesque disguise of mummification, the face of this famous Pharaoh still wears an aspect of majesty and pride.   [Please select]

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