reinter
Bury once more
To reinter is to bury a body again, typically after exhumation for identification, relocation, or ceremonial purposes: The remains were reinter red in the family plot after DNA testing confirmed her identity.
The word appears most often in historical and forensic contexts.
Serious and worrying
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- casketBurial container
- coffinBurial container for remains
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
mausoleum · cemetery · graveyard · vault · sepulcher · earth · shovel · entomb
Move between locations
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- homelandOne's native land
- returnGo back again
- native soilOne's country of origin
family plot · transported · war dead · soldiers · veterans · POW · MIA · national cemetery
Thing preserving remembrance
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
legacy · heritage · honor · recognition · acknowledgment · dedication · historical preservation · rededication
Restoration of health
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- finalityState of conclusive completion
farewell · acceptance · dignity · restoration
Service honoring the dead
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- processionFormal moving line
pallbearers · shroud · wake · obsequies · graveside · clergy · mourners · prayers
grave
Serious and worrying
crypt · mausoleum · cemetery · graveyard · vault · sepulcher · earth · shovel · entomb · inhume
transfer
Move between locations
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- homelandOne's native land
- returnGo back again
native soil · family plot · transported · war dead · soldiers · veterans · POW · MIA · national cemetery
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- tributeOffering of respect
- homageExpression of deep respect
ancestors · legacy · heritage · honor · recognition · acknowledgment · dedication · historical preservation · rededication
healing
Restoration of health
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
finality · farewell · acceptance · dignity · restoration
funeral
Service honoring the dead
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- eulogyTribute for the dead
procession · pallbearers · shroud · wake · obsequies · graveside · clergy · mourners · prayers · consecration