Thesaurus: sepulture
The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment.
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Definitions
- n. The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment.
- n. A sepulcher; a grave; a place of burial.
- n. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
- n. a chamber that is used as a grave
- 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.
- n the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave n a chamber that is used as a grave