interment

in·ter·ment

noun \in-ˈtər-mənt\

Definition of INTERMENT

: the act or ceremony of interring

Examples of INTERMENT

1. <a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery>

First Known Use of INTERMENT

14th century

Related to INTERMENT

Synonyms: burying, entombing, entombment, inhumation, burial, interring, obsequy (usually obsequies), sepulture

Antonyms: disinterment, exhumation, unearthing

Related Words: embalmment, funeral; immurement, inurnment; reburial, reinterment

Near Antonyms: cremation

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Rhymes with INTERMENT

averment, conferment, deferment, determent, preferment