interment
/in'tə:mənt/
Definition
Noun: 1. The act or ceremony of placing a dead body in a grave or tomb; burial. It refers specifically to the ritualistic act of committing a corpse to the ground.
Usage
"Interment" is a formal term used primarily in legal, official, and ceremonial contexts. It emphasizes the physical act and ceremony of burial itself.
Examples
- The interment of the veteran will take place at the national cemetery with full military honors.
- Following the funeral service, the family proceeded to the cemetery for the interment.
- The date of interment is listed on the death certificate.
Advanced Usage
- "Place of interment": A formal phrase meaning the specific location where a body is buried.
- The will specified her preferred place of interment.
Variants and Related Words
- Inter (verb): To place a corpse in a grave or tomb.
- He was interred beside his wife.
- Burial (noun): A more common synonym for interment.
- Inhumation (noun): A technical synonym for burial, often used in archaeological contexts.
Synonyms
- Burial
- Inhumation
- Entombment (specifically for placement in a tomb)
- Sepulture (archaic)
Antonyms
- Exhumation (the act of digging up a buried corpse)
- Disinterment
Noun
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the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
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