interment

noun

in·​ter·​ment in-ˈtər-mənt How to pronounce interment (audio)
: the act or ceremony of interring

Examples of interment in a Sentence

a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
Recent Examples on the Web Burials at the cemetery had mostly stopped by the early 2000s, with only a few more interments taking place before 2010. Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024 The rest of him was ferried back to London, where his open coffin was displayed before being borne to a church near Newstead Abbey for interment. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 In Marburger’s honor, all flags in Iowa will fly at half-staff from Sunday until sunset on the day of his funeral and interment, Reynolds said. Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024 Until about 1950, the cemetery was still accepting burials and closely associated with the Union Street Methodist Church, but interments slowed by 1983. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024 On Monday, the Ware County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation ordering all flags be lowered to half-staff until Sanders’s interment. Tim Craig, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 His order most closely follows guidance for the death of a Supreme Court justice, cabinet secretary, governor, former vice president, or former House speaker: lowering the flag from the day of death until interment. Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Nov. 2023 Explore the 90-acre Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, which has more than 45,000 interments, including that of Andrew Carnegie, Elizabeth Arden, William Rockefeller, and Irving himself. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2023 Her casket will then be transferred to a hearse that will then head to the Carter family residence for private interment. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interment was in the 14th century

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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

interment

noun
in·​ter·​ment in-ˈtər-mənt How to pronounce interment (audio)
: burial

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