sepulture

[ sep-uhl-cher ]
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noun
  1. the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.

  2. sepulcher; tomb.

Origin of sepulture

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Old French <Latin sepultūra, equivalent to sepult(us) (past participle of sepelīre to bury) + -ūra-ure

Other words from sepulture

  • se·pul·tur·al [suh-puhl-cher-uhl], /səˈpʌl tʃər əl/, adjective

Words Nearby sepulture

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How to use sepulture in a sentence

  • Toutes lesquelles ceremonies acheves, on le porta en sepulture en vne ile l'cart loin de la terre ferme.

  • There was, in classic times, a sacred character attached to all places set apart for the purposes of sepulture.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • Even when Christianity fell under the ban of persecution that freedom of sepulture was not at first interfered with.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • Many noble Roman families chose the place of their sepulture near the tomb of so illustrious a martyr.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • I had, yesterday, quite an interesting excursion to one of these ancient places of sepulture north of the head of Lake Ontario.

    The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for sepulture

sepulture

/ (ˈsɛpəltʃə) /


noun
  1. the act of placing in a sepulchre

  2. an archaic word for sepulchre

Origin of sepulture

1
C13: via Old French from Latin sepultūra, from sepultus buried, from sepelīre to bury

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