interment
noun
the act or ceremony of interring; burial.
reinterment
-
a word derived from
interment.
Example Sentences
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The face that emerged resembled existing portraits of Bach, assuring historians that the skeleton had likely belonged to the late composer—and later served as the basis for future artworks and Bach’s reinterment in Leipzig.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 23, 2023
The nuns had been preparing for the addition of a St. Joseph shrine, and that involved “the reinterment of the remains of our beloved foundress, Sister Wilhelmina,” the statement said.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2023
In fact, the reinterment of all the soldiers at the Camden Battlefield site is being delayed until the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
On Sept. 9, the state agency buried them on the grounds of a state prison in Marcy, N.Y.; a chaplain conducted a graveside service for the reinterment.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2016
It was promised him that by the reinterment of some bodies in the new churchyard, the only objection to this line might be considered as removed, and the king's approbation guaranteed.
From Stories by Foreign Authors: Scandinavian by Alexander Lange Kielland
