"excarnation" meaning in All languages combined

See excarnation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: excarnations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} excarnation (countable and uncountable, plural excarnations)
  1. The act of removing flesh. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-excarnation-en-noun-ppqDZqAq
  2. The burial practice of removing (or causing to be removed) the flesh and organs of the dead, leaving only the bones, especially the practice of laying out corpses for vultures to strip bare. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-excarnation-en-noun-dWxnSR8~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: excarnate

Inflected forms

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