sepulture

[ sep-uhl-cher ]

/ ˈsɛp əl tʃər /

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noun

the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.

sepulcher; tomb.

Origin of sepulture

1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Latin sepultūra, equivalent to sepult(us) (past participle of sepelīre to bury) + -ūra-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM sepulture

se·pul·tur·al

[suh-puhl-cher-uhl], /səˈpʌl tʃər əl/, adjective

Words nearby sepulture

septuplet, septuplicate, sepulcher, sepulchral, sepulchre, sepulture, seq., seq. luce, seqq., sequacious, sequel

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Example sentences from the Web for sepulture

The trees were only in clumps, and marked the tops of ridges, the sites of villages or the places of sepulture.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
Under one of these lie five children of Judge Story, removed from another place of sepulture to this beautiful spot.
Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume II (of 2)|Harriet Martineau
Lead this woman before me, he said, to the place of sepulture, which thou knowest.
Sindbad the Sailor & Other Stories from The Arabian Nights|Edmund Dulac
The skeleton and many of the objects found with the sepulture were partly tinted in red.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

If they prove that he has led a sinful life, the judges condemn him, and he is excluded from the place of his sepulture.
History of Embalming|J. N. Gannal

British Dictionary definitions for sepulture

sepulture

/ (ˈsɛpəltʃə) /

noun

the act of placing in a sepulchre

an archaic word for sepulchre

Word Origin for sepulture

C13: via Old French from Latin sepultūra, from sepultus buried, from sepelīre to bury

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单词	sepulture
释义	sepulture [ sep-uhl-cher ] / ˈsɛp əl tʃər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sepulture ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial. sepulcher; tomb. Origin of sepulture 1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Latin sepultūra, equivalent to sepult(us) (past participle of sepelīre to bury) + -ūra-ure OTHER WORDS FROM sepulture se·pul·tur·al [suh-puhl-cher-uhl], /səˈpʌl tʃər əl/, adjective Words nearby sepulture septuplet, septuplicate, sepulcher, sepulchral, sepulchre, sepulture, seq., seq. luce, seqq., sequacious, sequel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sepulture The trees were only in clumps, and marked the tops of ridges, the sites of villages or the places of sepulture. Stanley in Africa\|James P. Boyd Under one of these lie five children of Judge Story, removed from another place of sepulture to this beautiful spot. Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume II (of 2)\|Harriet Martineau Lead this woman before me, he said, to the place of sepulture, which thou knowest. Sindbad the Sailor & Other Stories from The Arabian Nights\|Edmund Dulac The skeleton and many of the objects found with the sepulture were partly tinted in red. Men of the Old Stone Age\|Henry Fairfield Osborn If they prove that he has led a sinful life, the judges condemn him, and he is excluded from the place of his sepulture. History of Embalming\|J. N. Gannal British Dictionary definitions for sepulture sepulture / (ˈsɛpəltʃə) / noun the act of placing in a sepulchre an archaic word for sepulchre Word Origin for sepulture C13: via Old French from Latin sepultūra, from sepultus buried, from sepelīre to bury Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sepulture ossuary, crypt, sepulcher, cinerarium, catacomb, shrine, vault, mound, tomb, mausoleum, six feet under, resting place
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sepulture

noun

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noun

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