sepulchre

English

Alternative forms

• sepulcher (chiefly US)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛpəɫkə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"sEp@5k@(r\)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsɛpəɫkɚ/, SAMPA: "sEp@5k@`/

Noun

sepulchre (plural sepulchres)

1. A burial chamber.

Synonyms

• tomb

Related terms

• right of sepulchre
• sepulchral
• sepulture

Translations

burial chamber

Egyptian: ḳrs Finnish: hautakammio (fi) French: sépulcre (fr) m.

Greek: τάφος (el) (táfos) m., μνήμα (el) (mníma) n. Russian: склеп (ru) m., гробница (ru) f. Spanish: sepulcro (es) m. Swedish: grift (sv) c.

Verb

sepulchre (third-person singular simple present sepulchres, present participle sepulchring, simple past and past participle sepulchred)

1. (transitive) To place in a sepulchre.

Anagrams

• sepulcher