INURNMENT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

inurnment

noun

Definition of inurnment

as in funeral

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Recent Examples of inurnment The remains of both Jim Triplett and Porter Pile will be taken by an honor guard for an October inurnment. — Thallman, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023

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When Qiqi died, he was given a state funeral, televised across China.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
At her mother’s funeral in October 2013, Cosco, then 22, spoke from behind bulletproof glass and thanked her mother.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

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