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- Dictionarysepulchre/ˈsɛp(ə)lkə/
noun
- 1. a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.
verb
- 1. lay or bury in or as if in a sepulchre: literary "tomes are soon out of print and sepulchred in the dust of libraries"
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Sepulchre is a noun meaning a place of burial or a receptacle for religious relics. It is also a verb meaning to bury or to serve as a sepulchre for. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology and history.
a stone structure where someone is buried. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Places where bodies are buried or cremated. burial ground. catacomb. cemetery. charnel house. churchyard. columbarium. crematorium. crematory. crypt. graveside. graveyard. mausoleum. necropolis. ossuary. pyre. resting place. the pyramids phrase. tomb. vault.
A sepulchre is a building or room in which a dead person is buried. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of sepulchre from Collins English Dictionary.
Sepulchre is a British term for a tomb or burial place, often used in religious contexts. Learn how to use it in sentences with examples from literature and history.
A sepulcher (or if you’re British you’ll spell it sepulchre) is basically a stone room with a stone coffin where your body lies. The word comes from the Latin sepulcrum , which means “burial place,” for obvious reasons.
Sepulchre is a British variant of sepulcher, meaning a burial vault, tomb, or grave. Find out the pronunciation, translations, and examples of sepulchre in different contexts.
Definition of sepulchre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
