INTERMENT

burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture

(noun) the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

interment (countable and uncountable, plural interments)

The act of burying a dead body; burial.

Synonyms

• See also interment

Source: Wiktionary


In*ter"ment, n. Etym: [OE. enterment, F. enterrement. See Inter, v. t.]

Definition: The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation. T. Warton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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