Meanings
plural mummifications
- countableuncountableThe preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
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.
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 - countableuncountableBDSMThe practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchmomification
- Englishmummification
From mummify + -ication, after French momification.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَحْنِيط
- تَحْنِيط (taḥnīṭ)the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Bulgarian мумуфициране
- мумуфициране (mumuficirane)the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Catalan momificació
- momificacióthe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Dutch mummificatie, mummificering
- mummificatiethe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
- mummificeringthe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
French momification
- momificationthe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
German Mumifizierung
- Mumifizierungthe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Hungarian mumifikálás
- mumifikálásthe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Māori whakapakokotanga
- whakapakokotangathe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Polish mumifikacja, mumifikowanie
- mumifikacjathe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
- mumifikowaniethe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Portuguese mumificação
- mumificaçãothe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Russian мумификация
- мумификация (mumifikacija)the making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Spanish momificación
- momificaciónthe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Swedish mumifiering, mumifikation
- mumifieringthe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
- mumifikationthe making of a dead body into a mummy to preserve it
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mummification
Cite this entry
mummification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mummification
“mummification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mummification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mummification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mummification.
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