sepulcher

sep·ul·cher  (spl-kr)

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 sepelre, to bury the dead.]

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)