Meaning & use
inurnment
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The act of placing cremated remains into an urn, typically as part of a funeral or memorial ceremony.
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The family held a small ceremony for the inurnment of their grandmother's ashes.
The columbarium was built to house the inurnment of hundreds of veterans.
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A formal, specialized term used mainly in funeral and memorial contexts, distinct from "interment," which refers to burial in the ground.
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