Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
reburying ; a second or subsequentburial .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of burying again
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word reburial.
Examples
-
Russian officials called the reburial historical justice, evidence of their nation's transformation.
-
President Jacob Zuma has called the reburial of revolutionist Lesley Massina an opportunity for bonding between workers and the revolutionary movement.
News24 Top Stories 2010
-
President Jacob Zuma has called the reburial of revolutionist Lesley Massina an opportunity for bonding between workers and the revolutionary movement.
News24 Top Stories 2010
-
We theorize at this point that this is a "reburial" and are still assessing the contents to determine if the coffins are original, secondary, or a possible cache.
-
The requirement for reburial within two years is not the only issue to vex archaeologists, however.
Burial law is threatening archaeological research, say experts Robin McKie 2010
-
"He deserves better - a reburial within the cemetery with an appropriate marker so future generations will be able to learn of his story."
Margie Goldsmith: Exhuming the Leather Man of the Hudson Valley Margie Goldsmith 2011
-
Remains from dozens of sites are immediately at risk of reburial, including eight bronze and iron age bodies found at Clay Farm in Cambridgeshire, 50 or so skeletons from the cemetery of a medieval hospital in Bawtry, South Yorkshire, and a remarkable Viking mass burial site excavated during work on the Weymouth relief road in 2009.
-
"He deserves better - a reburial within the cemetery with an appropriate marker so future generations will be able to learn of his story."
Margie Goldsmith: Exhuming the Leather Man of the Hudson Valley Margie Goldsmith 2011
-
Recently issued licences require the reburial of all human remains from England and Wales, however ancient.
-
If the requirement for wholesale reburial remains, Britain risks losing its leading role in archaeology, a decline that will be observed by a mystified international scientific community.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.