sepulture

noun

ˈse-pəl-ˌchu̇r How to pronounce sepulture (audio)
Definition of sepulturenext
1
as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person opened the sepulture and examined the mummy

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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

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  1. tomb
  2. burial
  3. grave
  4. funeral
Noun
  • Matthew’s account of the empty tomb, followed by ever more elaborate resurrection narratives, serves, Pagels suggests, both to address the practical difficulties of reclaiming the bodies of the executed and to counter skeptical claims that Jesus’ corpse had simply been stolen.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Plot details are being kept in the tomb, but it is understood that Reynor is playing a husband and father who runs afoul of supernaturally sinister forces.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of tomb
Noun
  • Read Next World Soldier unearths 2,600-year-old burial site, Greek artifacts in Ukraine.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Only a few miles from Selena's burial site, a monument opened in her honor on May 25, 1997.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of burial
Noun
  • Additionally, the excavation revealed mass and individual graves from the Greek, Roman, and Late Periods.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Tending to family or ancestral graves is common in South Korea, especially during the spring and autumn months, and similar traditions exist across East and Southeast Asia.
    — Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of grave
Noun
  • Village President John Skillman said a social worker employed by the village was working with the family, particularly helping them with funeral and burial arrangements for their three children.
    — Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Simpson was a close friend of Bush the Elder — President George H. W. Bush — and eulogized him at his funeral.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of funeral
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“Sepulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulture. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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