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Funeral vs Interment - What's the difference?

funeral | interment |

As nouns the difference between funeral and interment

is that funeral is a ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased while interment is the act of burying a dead body; burial.

As an adjective funeral

is related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person.

funeral

English

(wikipedia funeral)

Adjective

(-)
  • Related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
    • No one likes to go to funerals .
  • (dated, chiefly, in the plural) A funeral sermon.
  • * South
    • Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals .

    Related terms

    * cemetery * funerary * funereal * mortuary

    Derived terms

    * funeral director * funeral parlour

    Anagrams

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    interment

    English

    (wikipedia interment)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of burying a dead body; burial.

    • Synonyms

    * See also