Interment vs. Burial — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Interment and Burial
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Definitions
Interment➦
The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites
Interments took place in the churchyard
The day of interment
Burial➦
Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over.
Interment➦
The act or ritual of interring or burying.
Burial➦
The action or practice of burying a dead body
His remains were shipped home for burial
Interment➦
The act of burying a dead body; burial.
Burial➦
The act or process of burying.
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Interment➦
The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.
Burial➦
The act of burying; interment
His whole family was present at his burial.
His burial rights.
The mourners listened as the priest performed the burial service of long-time parishioner Wendy Stuart.
Interment➦
The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Burial➦
A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.
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Burial➦
The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.
Now to glorious burial slowly borne.
Burial➦
The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
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Burial➦
Concealing something under the ground
