sepulcher

English

Alternative forms

• sepulchre (UK)

Etymology

• From Middle English sepulcre and Old French sepulcre, from Latin sepulcrum (“grave, burial place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛpəɫkə/, /ˈsɛpəɫkɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"sEp@5k@/

Noun

sepulcher (plural sepulchers)

1. A burial chamber.

Synonyms

• tomb

Translations

burial chamber

• Finnish: hautakammio (fi)

• Polish: grobowiec (pl) m

Verb

sepulcher (third-person singular simple present sepulchers, present participle sepulchering, simple past and past participle sepulchered)

1. To bury the dead.

Synonyms

• inter

Related terms

• right of sepulchre
• sepulchral
• sepulture

Anagrams

• sepulchre