sepulture
- noun
- /ˈsɛp.əl.tʃər/
- Archaic
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sepulcro
- The ancient sepulture was discovered beneath the old church, revealing tombs from centuries ago.
Examples
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In 1915, soon after he was appointed, the French government wrote a law deeding land for the cemeteries of foreign soldiers as a sepulture perpetuelle.
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The archaeologists found a sepulture filled with artifacts that shed light on the burial practices of that era.
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We will give they one appropriate sepulture.
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Visitors often pay their respects at the sepulture of the famous artist located in the city's cemetery.
Synonyms
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9.9
A small stone room where a dead person is buried
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6.3
A room under the ground that holds a dead body
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7.9
An underground space for burying a coffin that protects it and holds family coffins
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Etymology
Sepulture comes from the Latin sepultura, from sepelire meaning 'to bury'. It names the place where someone is put under the earth, so a sepulture is a burial place like a tomb or grave.