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interment Definition

in·ter·ment (in tʉrmənt)

noun

the act of interring; burial

interment Synonyms

interment

n.

entombment, burial, inhumation; see funeral 1.

interment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • allow: These graves are only excavated to a depth which will allow one interment but cremated remains may also be interred.
  • arrange: To arrange an interment, contact a Funeral Director who will make all necessary arrangements with the Cemeteries Section.
  • follow: Following the interment, the train continued to Abergynolwyn Station where the customary cold collation was served.
  • contain: An oval mound, two and a half feet high and twenty-eight feet long, containing four interments all with pottery and flints.

Converse of subject

  • follow: A funeral service followed by interment took place at St Barnabas Church on May 2 nd.

Adjective modifier

  • second: Markers are placed on every tenth row and there is provision for a second interment in each plot.
  • first: The first interment was Father Charles in November 1961.
  • further: A memorial removed for the purpose of a further interment shall be transported from the Cemetery grounds.
  • secondary: Many of the secondary interments on the edge of the barrows have not been excavated or recorded.
  • full: Yes, up to six sets of cremated remains can be buried in a grave in addition to the number of full interments.
  • subsequent: A fee ( applicable on the date of the burial ) is payable for each subsequent interment.

Modifies a noun

  • camp: Therefore, there were escapes from the interment camp usually assisted by the French Resistance.

Noun used with modifier

  • crypt: In fact, there are no known crypt interments from 1741.

Preposition: in

  • churchyard: Funeral service at St Mary's Church, Staunton, on Tuesday, August 1 at 2.30pm, followed by interment in the churchyard.
  • cemetery: On Tuesday the coffin containing the remains of the deceased was brought by rain to Ulverston for interment in the cemetery.
  • grave: Persons arranging for a burial in a non-private grave acquire no rights other than that of making a single interment in a grave.
  • plot: Markers are placed on every tenth row and there is provision for a second interment in each plot.

Preposition: of

  • ash: Exception may be made in the case of interment of ashes or where there is room in an existing family grave.
  • body: Graves A grave plot allows for the entire space of the grave to be set aside for the interment of a body.
  • dead: They are said to have had importance in rituals, possibly as a focus for interment of the dead.