reburial
noun[UorC]
(alsore-burial)uk/ˌriːˈber.i.əl/us/ˌriːˈber.i.əl/theactof putting adeadbodyinto thegroundagain, or theceremonyin which this is done:
Twoyearsago aquestionaroseabout the re-burialofancientremains.
The Delaware Tribe ofIndiansexpectsthe reburial of more than 100ancestors.
Theparkofferedacornerofitscemeteryfor the reburials.
- Whenremainsweredugup, he was often called tooverseetheirreburial.
- Reburialsitesarechosenwithcareandkeptsecret.
- Someinstitutionsthatoncedisplayedtheartefactshavereturnedthem toIndiantribesforproperre-burial.
- Tribalofficialssaid they willholda reburialceremonyin amatterofdays.
Burying, cremating and preserving bodies
- bier
- burial
- bury
- committal
- cremains
- cremation
- cryogenic
- embalmer
- exhumation
- exhume
- mummify
- mummy
- rebury
- reinter
- reinterment
- sarcophagus
- sati
- suttee
- taxidermist
- taxidermy