reinterment
noun[CorU]
formal(alsore-interment)uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈtɜː.mənt/us/ˌriː.ɪnˈtɝː.mənt/theactofburyingadeadbodyagain after it has beenremovedfrom thegroundwhere it wasburied:
Herfamilyhas nowreleasedherbodyfor reinterment.
They had tofindanappropriateburialsiteand makearrangementsfor re-interment.
The reinterments were allaccompaniedbyreligiousservices.
- Thestateauthoritiesconsultedwithtriballeadersabout asuitablelocationfor the re-interment of theremains.
- Thedeveloperhasremovedtheremainsfoundon thesiteand isholdingthem for reintermentlater.
- The reinterment isscheduledfor the lastweekinOctober.
Burying, cremating and preserving bodies
- bier
- burial
- bury
- committal
- cremains
- cremation
- cryogenic
- embalmer
- exhumation
- exhume
- mummify
- mummy
- reburial
- rebury
- reinter
- sarcophagus
- sati
- suttee
- taxidermist
- taxidermy