How do you use Excarnation in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Excarnation in a sentence
Excarnation meaning
- The act of removing flesh.
- 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.
Using Excarnation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of removing flesh. | 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.
Context around Excarnation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Excarnation
- In this selection, "excarnation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, invisible and meaning stand out and add context to how "excarnation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include archaeologically invisible excarnation is a and forms of excarnation where the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "excarnation" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with excarnation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Burial practices were varied but it seems most people were disposed of by 'excarnation' - meaning they were left deliberately exposed. (20 words)
On the whole burials largely disappear across England, the dead being disposed of in a way which is archaeologically invisible: excarnation is a widely cited possibility. (26 words)
This includes various forms of excarnation, where the corpse is stripped of the flesh, leaving only the bones, which are then either buried or stored elsewhere, in ossuaries or tombs for example. (32 words)
This includes various forms of excarnation, where the corpse is stripped of the flesh, leaving only the bones, which are then either buried or stored elsewhere, in ossuaries or tombs for example. (32 words)
On the whole burials largely disappear across England, the dead being disposed of in a way which is archaeologically invisible: excarnation is a widely cited possibility. (26 words)
Burial practices were varied but it seems most people were disposed of by 'excarnation' - meaning they were left deliberately exposed. (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
Burial practices were varied but it seems most people were disposed of by 'excarnation' - meaning they were left deliberately exposed.
On the whole burials largely disappear across England, the dead being disposed of in a way which is archaeologically invisible: excarnation is a widely cited possibility.
This includes various forms of excarnation, where the corpse is stripped of the flesh, leaving only the bones, which are then either buried or stored elsewhere, in ossuaries or tombs for example.