sepulture

sep·ul·ture

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sep-uh l-cher]
- /ˈsɛp əl tʃər/
- /ˈsepl.tʃʊə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sep-uh l-cher]
- /ˈsɛp əl tʃər/

Definitions of sepulture word

noun sepulture the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial. 1
noun sepulture sepulcher; tomb. 1
noun sepulture the act of placing in a sepulchre 0
noun sepulture burial; interment 0
noun sepulture a burial place 0

See all 5 definitions of sepulture

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Origin of sepulture

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Sepulture

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sepulture

sepulture popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for sepulture

noun sepulture

burial — A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground.
cinerarium — a place for keeping the ashes of the dead after cremation
funeral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
inhumation — to bury; inter.
interment — the act or ceremony of interring; burial.

verb sepulture

bury — To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
inearth — (transitive, chiefly poetic) To put into the earth; inter.
inhume — to bury; inter.
inter — to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.

All 20 Synonyms of sepulture