Meaning & use

interment service

phrase·Academic

A ceremony held at the burial of a deceased person's body or ashes.

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The family held a private interment service at the cemetery after the funeral.

Full military honors were given during the veteran's solemn interment service.

A note on using this word

Interment refers specifically to burial, and should not be confused with internment, which means confinement or imprisonment.

Words with a similar meaning

burial service

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