mummification

English

Etymology

From mummify +‎ -ication, after French momification.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

mummification (countable and uncountable, plural mummifications)

  1. The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
    Hypernym: embalming
    • 1999, Sally Tagholm, “Mummification”, in Ancient Egypt: A Guide to Egypt in the Time of the Pharaohs (Sightseers: Essential Travel Guides to the Past), New York, N.Y.: Kingfisher, →ISBN, page 21:
      Mummification is not reserved exclusively for humans. Cats, dogs, and even crocodiles often get the same treatment—complete with animal-shaped coffins and painted faces.
  2. (BDSM) The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement.

Translations

the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it

References

  1. ^ “mummification, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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