Is there a specific/fancy word for an open grave?

Ditch

I looked, but the best I could come up with was “hole.” Would a foreign word do?
I haven’t looked for those.

A hole.

Terrence McKenna would call it “The Yawning Grave”.

a foreign word would actually be fairly sweet!

@RealEyesRealizeRealLies you gets a GA for mentioning McKenna :)

@roysters5 Crud. I’ll see what’s I can find, but no guarantees.

@uberbatman

McKenna IS GA.

Latin – patefacio sepulchrum

Um.. okay. None that I can find that is just one word. However, a consolation, here’s a site with a glossary of terms you might find interesting:
Blogging a Dead Horse

A cenotaph is a monument to someone whose remains lie elsewhere. How interesting; something new!

How are you using the term? You could describe it as a turned down bed, ready for the eternal slumberer. (aka “dirt napping”.)

@mrentropy Thank you! I like this site is quite helpful and fascinating!
@PandoraBoxx That’s a very lovely way of putting it!

@roysters5 Yer welcome. It’s what I do.

I think McKenna was making a literary allusion. Both Byron and Milton used the expression.

Thank you, I had no idea it wasn’t a McKenna original. And your assessment is quite correct.