sepulture meaning

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sepulture (noun): the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.

sepulture has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sepulture as a noun

  1. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

    Synonyms: burial, entombment, inhumation, interment

    Type of: funeral

  2. a chamber that is used as a grave

    Synonyms: burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre

    Type of: grave, chamber

    Kinds: crypt, Holy Sepulcher, mausoleum, repository, vault

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in RE · 9-letter words

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