reinterring
Second grave placement
Reinterring is the present participle of reinter—to bury a body again, typically after exhuming it from an original grave.
Remains may be reinterred when moved to a family plot, a war memorial, or a more permanent resting place: They are reinterring the soldiers in the national cemetery.
Second interment of remains
- exhumationRecovering buried remains
- disintermentExcavating a grave
- casketBurial container
- coffinBurial container for remains
grave · tomb · crypt · vault · mausoleum · cemetery · graveyard · necropolis
Ceremonial set of actions
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- serviceAid or maintenance
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
blessing · consecration · procession · clergy · priest · prayers · mourners · observance
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- honoringRecognizing with respect
- eulogyTribute for the dead
legacy · ancestors · heritage · monument · epitaph · respect · veneration · dignity
Act of unearthing
- exhumationRecovering buried remains
- osteologyScientific study of bones
- siteDesignated location
- digUnearth by shoveling
fieldwork · preservation · conservation · stratigraphy · context · artifacts · repatriation · analysis
Formal decision or determination
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- healingRestoration of health
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- finalityState of conclusive completion
solace · farewell · rest · reconciliation · consolation · completion · settling · serenity
reburial
Second interment of remains
- exhumationRecovering buried remains
- disintermentExcavating a grave
- casketBurial container
coffin · grave · tomb · crypt · vault · mausoleum · cemetery · graveyard · necropolis · ossuary
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
sacrament · blessing · consecration · procession · clergy · priest · prayers · mourners · observance · tradition
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- tributeOffering of respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- honoringRecognizing with respect
eulogy · legacy · ancestors · heritage · monument · epitaph · respect · veneration · dignity · homecoming
excavation
Act of unearthing
- exhumationRecovering buried remains
- osteologyScientific study of bones
- siteDesignated location
dig · fieldwork · preservation · conservation · stratigraphy · context · artifacts · repatriation · analysis · documentation
resolution
Formal decision or determination
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- healingRestoration of health
- acceptanceConsent to receive
finality · solace · farewell · rest · reconciliation · consolation · completion · settling · serenity · goodbye
reinterringexhuming
Digging up buried remains
disinterring · unearthing · digging up · exhumation · disinterment
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