sepulchral meaning

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sepulchral (adjective): of or relating to a sepulchre.

sepulchral has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

sepulchral as an adjective

  1. of or relating to a sepulchre
    • sepulchral inscriptions
    • sepulchral monuments in churches

    Related forms: sepulchre

  2. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
    • a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
    • ghastly shrieks
    • the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs

    Synonyms: charnel, ghastly

    Similar: offensive

  3. suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
    • funereal gloom
    • hollow sepulchral tones

    Synonyms: funereal

    Similar: joyless

    Related forms: sepulchre

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in AL · 10-letter words

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