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单词 sepulture
释义

sepulture

noun

sep·​ul·​ture ˈse-pəl-ˌchu̇r How to pronounce sepulture (audio)
1
: burial
2
: sepulchre

Synonyms

  • burial
  • grave
  • sepulchre
  • sepulcher
  • tomb
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Example Sentences

opened the sepulture and examined the mummy the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sepultura, from sepultus, past participle of sepelire

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

sepulture

noun

1
as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person opened the sepulture and examined the mummy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tomb
  • burial
  • grave
  • sepulcher
  • cemetery
  • sepulchre
  • churchyard
  • mausoleum
  • vault
  • graveyard
  • crypt
  • catacomb
  • charnel
  • columbarium
  • tumulus
  • charnel house
  • barrow
  • mound
  • potter's field
2
as in burial
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • burial
  • funeral
  • inhumation
  • interment
  • obsequies
  • entombment
  • interring
  • burying
  • entombing
  • embalmment
  • reinterment
  • reburial
  • obsequy
  • inurnment
  • immurement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disinterment
  • exhumation
  • cremation
  • unearthing
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