DISINTERMENT

exhumation, disinterment, digging up

(noun) the act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

disinterment (countable and uncountable, plural disinterments)

The act of disinterring.

Synonyms

• exhumation

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`in*ter"ment, n.

Definition: The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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