sepulture
noun
sep·ul·ture ˈse-pəl-ˌchu̇r 
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
Relevance
- 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