sepulcher

sep·ul·cher

 (sĕp′əl-kər)

n.

1. A burial vault.

2. A receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar.

tr.v. sep·ul·chered, sep·ul·cher·ing, sep·ul·chers

To place into a sepulcher; inter.

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[Middle English sepulcre, from Old French, from Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum, from sepultus, past participle of sepelīre, to bury the dead.]

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sep•ul•cher

(ˈsɛp əl kər)

n.

1. a tomb, grave, or burial place.

v.t.

2. to place in a sepulcher; bury.

[1150–1200; sepulcre < Old French < Latin sepulcrum]

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sepulcher

Past participle: sepulchered
Gerund: sepulchering

Imperative

sepulcher

sepulcher

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sepulcher - a chamber that is used as a grave   burial chamber, sepulchre, sepulture chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space crypt - a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church) tomb, grave - a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" mausoleum - a large burial chamber, usually above ground monument, repository - a burial vault (usually for some famous person) burial vault, vault - a burial chamber (usually underground)

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sepulcher

noun

A burial place or receptacle for human remains:

catacomb, cinerarium, crypt, grave, mausoleum, ossuary, sepulture, tomb, vault.

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Translations

sepulchre

(American) sepulcher (ˈsepəlkə) noun

a tomb. graf قَبْر، ضَريح гроб sepulcro hrobka das Grab gravkammer τάφοςsepulcro hauakamber مزار hautaholvi sépulcreקבר कब्र grob, grobnica sír(emlék) kuburan grafhÿsi sepolcro 墓 무덤, 분묘 kapas kaps; kapenes makam graftombegravgrób مړيستون، قبر، مقبره، شامۍ، ګونيته (ګومبزه sepulcro mormânt гробница, могила hrobka grob grobnica grift, grav สุสานฝังศพ mezar, kabir 墳墓 могила, гробниця قبر mộ cổ, mộ(bằng đá) 坟墓

seˈpulchral (-ˈpal-) adjective

1. of tombs or burials. grafverwant مُتَعَلِّق بالقَبْر او الدَّفْن погребален sepulcral náhrobní die Grabstätte grav-; begravelses- νεκρικόςsepulcral haua- آرامگاهي hauta- sépulcral שֶׁל קֶבֶר समाधि grobni, pogrebni síri, sír- mengenai kuburan grafar-, grafhÿsis- sepolcrale 墓の 무덤의 kapų kapa-; kapu-; bēru- penguburan graf-grav- grobowy دهديرې، دقبر: خپه، خواشيني، ګورملى: دروند (لكه ږغ)، ژور sepulcral sepulcral могильный; погребальный náhrobný nagroben pogrebni grav-, begravnings- เป็นสุสาน mezara ait 墳墓的，埋葬的 похоронний; могильний قبر یا تدفین سے متعلق thuộc lăng mộ 坟墓的，埋葬的

2. gloomy or dismal. a deep, sepulchral voice. droefgeestig كَئيب، مُخيف، عَميق гробовен sepulcral hrobový die Grabesstimme dyster πένθιμος, μελαγχολικόςsepulcral hauatagune شوم kolkko sépulcralקודר दुख भरी grobni, mrtvački síri seram drungalegur sepolcrale 陰気な 음침한 kaip iš po žemių aizkapa-; drūms suram sombergrav-, dyster grobowy ژور sepulcral sepulcral глухой; замогильный hrobový mračen turoban gravlik น้ำเสียงโศกสลด kasvetli, matemli 陰森的 замогильний افسردہ، غمناک có vẻ tang tóc 阴森森的，阴沉的

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