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Interment

🔄 Synonyms of "Interment"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sepulturenoun	(uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.
burialnoun	The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
entombmentnoun	The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
inhumationnoun	The act of burial.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Interment"

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Word	Definition
inhumationnoun	The act of burial.
burialnoun	The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
sepulturenoun	(uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.
entombmentnoun	The act of entombing or the state of being entombed
funeralnoun	A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
receptionnoun	The act of receiving.
inurnmentnoun	The act of placing something in an urn.
reburialnoun	The act of reburying; a second or subsequent burial.
committalnoun	The act of committing someone to confinement; an order for someone's imprisonment.
earthingnoun	(holism) The process of connecting with the earth's energy, usually through bodily contact (e.g. walking barefoot), supposed to achieve health and vitality.
incinerationnoun	The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.
cremationnoun	A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.
exhumationnoun	The act of digging up that which has been buried.
incremationnoun	(archaaic) cremation.
deathcarenoun	The provision of products and services for the burial or cremation of the dead.
mass funeralnoun	The formalities that accompany a mass burial
embalmmentnoun	The process of embalming.
undertakingnoun	That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
impanationnoun	(Christianity) The actual, substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper — as opposed to transubstantiation.
inscripturationnoun	The act or process of inscripturating.