Cremation and Interment

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Cremation noun - The incineration of a dead body.

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Interment and cremation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interment" instead a noun "Cremation".

Nearby Words: cremate, cremated, crematory, cremator, cremating

Interment noun - The act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place.

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Cremation and interment are semantically related. You can use "Cremation" instead a noun "Interment".

The infamous "Undertaker's Sketch" from episode 26 of Monty Python's Flying Circus suggested cannibalism as an alternative to interment or cremation.

Source: Black Comedy / Live-Action TV
In Monty Python's Flying Circus, one sketch, where an undertaker suggests cannibalism as an alternative to interment or cremation, ends with the studio audience storming the stage in disgust (which, of course, is part of the show).

Source: Dude, Not Funny!

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