The process or practice of placing a deceased person in a coffin for burial or funeral rites.
From 'coffin' (Old French cofin from Latin cophinus from Greek kóphinos) plus '-ing' (Old English -ing). The gerund form describing the funerary custom and ritual.
In some cultures, 'coffining' ceremonies involved specific prayers, songs, and even feasts—it wasn't just about the box, it was about community saying goodbye, making coffining more important than the coffin itself!
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