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 • Dec. 31, 2025

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 • Oct. 27, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Military veterans are entitled to interment at a national or state cemetery, but White Tanks becomes the final resting place for hundreds of people annually, with 513 burials there last year.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

Ordinarily at the cemetery the lid of a coffin was lifted a final time before interment, allowing loved ones to say good-bye, but the condition of Anna’s body made that impossible.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann