sepulture

See also: sépulture

English

Etymology

From Middle English sepulture, sepultur, from Old French sepulture, from Latin sepultura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛpəɫtʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈsɛpəɫˌtʃʊə(ɹ)/

Noun

sepulture (countable and uncountable, plural sepultures)

1. (uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.
   • The Iliad of Homer, translated by Alexander Pope 1715–1720

     By thy own soul! by those who gave thee breath!
     By all the sacred prevalence of prayer;
     Ah, leave me not for Grecian dogs to tear!
     The common rites of sepulture bestow.
     To soothe a father's and a mother's woe:
     Let their large gifts procure an urn at least,
     And Hector's ashes in his country rest.

1. (archaic) Alternative form of sepulchre.

Synonyms

• (act of sepulchring): interment

Verb

1. (transitive) To inter in a sepulture.

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) sepultūre

1. vocative masculine singular of sepultūrus