interment
/ɪnˈtəːm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites: the day of interment [count noun]: interments took place in the churchyard...
- She died in Canada on Monday, August 1, and her funeral services and interment took place in Vancouver.
- Proof of his popularity was the large number of mourners at both his funeral and interment.
- Following Requiem Mass interment took place in Towerhill cemetery.
Synonyms
burial, burying, committal, entombment, inhumation;
a funeral;
funeral rites, obsequies
rare sepulture, exequies