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Thesaurus: sepulture

The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment.

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  1. n. The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment.
  2. n. A sepulcher; a grave; a place of burial.
  3. n. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
  4. n. a chamber that is used as a grave
  5. 1. The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment. Where we may royal sepulture prepare. Dryden. 2. A sepulcher; a grave; a place of burial. Drunkeness that the horrible sepulture of man's reason. Chaucer.
  6. n the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave n a chamber that is used as a grave