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Sepulture

//ˈsɛpəɫt͡ʃ ə(ɹ)// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre. uncountable

    "By thy own Soul! by thoſe who gave thee Breath! By all the ſacred Prevalence of Pray'r; Ah, leave me not for Grecian Dogs to tear! The common Rites of Sepulture beſtow, To ſooth a Father's and a Mother's Woe; Let their large Gifts procure an Urn at leaſt, And Hector⁠'s Ashes in his Country reſt."

  2. 2
    a chamber that is used as a grave wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative form of sepulchre. alt-of, alternative, archaic, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To inter in a sepulture. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English sepulture, sepultur, from Old French sepulture, from Latin sepultura.

Etymology 2

From Middle English sepulture, sepultur, from Old French sepulture, from Latin sepultura.

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