Definitions for: Sepulture

[n] a chamber that is used as a grave
[n] the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Webster (1913) Definition: Sep"ul*ture, n. [F. s['e]pulture, L. sepultura, fr.
sepelire, sepultum, to bury.]
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 is the horrible sepulture of man's
reason. --Chaucer.

Synonyms: burial, burial chamber, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulcher, sepulchre

See Also: burial vault, chamber, crypt, funeral, grave, mausoleum, monument, repository, tomb, vault

Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder

Scrabble Cheat

Words With Friends Cheat

Hanging With Friends Cheat

Scramble With Friends Cheat

Ruzzle Cheat

Related Resources:
animals starting with v
animals beginning with o
please visit