Interment
ahd-5
noun.
The act or ritual of interring or burying.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of interring or depositing in the earth; burial; sepulture.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The act of
burying
a
dead
body
;
burial
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Word Usage
"Burial is commonly called interment It is frequently has a considerable price tag and unquestionably the most pricey part of a funeral"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
funeral
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
burial
christen
cremation
sepulture
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
burial
burial
burying
clouding
concealedness