Definition of sepulture Sepulture

sep•ul•ture

We found 8 definitions of sepulture from 5 different sources.

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What does sepulture mean?

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Noun

sepulture - a chamber that is used as a grave
  burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre
  tomb, grave a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave"
  chamber a natural or artificial enclosed space
  crypt a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
  mausoleum a large burial chamber, usually above ground
  monument, repository an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
sepulture - the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
  burial, entombment, inhumation, interment
  funeral a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sepulture (n.)
    The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment.
  • sepulture (n.)
    A sepulcher; a grave; a place of burial.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sepulture
    The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.

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