Antonyms for immurement

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ih-myoo r

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmyʊər

Definition of immurement

Origin : 1580s, from Middle French emmurer and directly from Medieval Latin immurare, literally "to shut up within walls," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin murus "wall" (see mural). Related: Immured; immuring.

As in detention : noun confinement, imprisonment

Example sentences :

Even the ordinary secret sin corrodes the heart by its immurement, and the sin of Logs house was not an ordinary one.
Extract from : « The Court of Cacus » by Alexander Leighton

When this cell of immurement (reclusorium) was ready, the mind in Romuald was so that it scarcely could be imprisoned.
Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor

At the conclusion of this half century's immurement what would the world say to the Polish composer's music?
Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker

Thenceforward Ernesta had but one thought, that of saving her daughter from that awful life of immurement and entombment.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for immurement

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