interment

American  

[in-tur-muhnt] / ɪnˈtɜr mənt /

noun

1. the act or ceremony of interring; burial.

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interment British  

/ ɪnˈtɜːmənt /

noun

1. burial, esp with ceremonial rites

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Other Word Forms

• reinterment noun

Etymology

Origin of interment

1300–50; inter + -ment; replacing Middle English enter ( e ) ment < Middle French enterrement

Compare meaning

How does interment compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• interment vs. internment

Example Sentences

“Here’s our North Star: Does this help us win?” he said in a mid-December statement announcing his turnabout and the study’s unceremonious interment.

From Los Angeles Times

When he learned of Lanchester's interment, during the course of his regular research into historic death certificates, he decided she would be his next memorial project.

From BBC

Someone who exhumed a recent interment without that knowledge might well have discovered something difficult to explain.

From The Wall Street Journal

His funeral ceremony at the National Cathedral will be held the following day — which President Biden has decreed a national day of mourning — followed by a private interment in his Georgia hometown, Plains.

From Los Angeles Times

Michele Castañeda-Martinez’s job as a division administrator for the county’s Department of Public Health includes ensuring a proper cremation and interment of the ashes of people who die such lonesome deaths.

From Seattle Times