interment

• Action rituelle de placer le corps d'une personne décédée dans une tombe ou un caveau.

A noun referring to the ritual act of placing a dead body in a grave or tomb.

1. BurialB2formal

   The formal act of placing a dead body into a grave or tomb, often as part of a funeral ceremony.

   inhumation

   • The interment took place at the local cemetery.
   • Family members gathered for the interment of their loved one.
   • The priest led a prayer before the interment.

   Synonymesburialentombmentinhumationsepulture

   Antonymesdisintermentexhumation