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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sepulture
  1. tomb
  2. burial
  3. grave
  4. funeral
Noun
  • The tomb provides insights into medical practices of the time and highlights the significance of such figures in ancient society.
    Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
  • That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of tomb
Noun
  • Los Angeles is currently burning and areas of Pasadena — Butler’s hometown, place of burial, and muse for her literary works — have either crumbled to ash or been evacuated entirely.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Finally, the researchers conducted radiocarbon dating work on some of the remains, combining this with information from the stratigraphy (the sequence of burial) and dates for other materials found in the area.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of burial
Noun
  • This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Some of these graves are known to contain ceramics covered in geometrical patterns, turquoise jewelry, and macaw-feather sashes sourced from the tropics.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of grave
Noun
  • Bodden's family later opened up about her death in a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for her funeral expenses and to help care for her daughter.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith says the city has been preparing for the storm ahead of a number of high-security events — Congress' certification of President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory on Monday and funeral events for former President Jimmy Carter.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of funeral
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sepulchres

sepulture

sepultures

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“Sepulture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulture. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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