sepulture
[ sep-uh l-cher ]
/ ˈsɛp əl tʃər /
noun
the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
sepulcher; tomb.
Nearby words
septuplicate, sepulcher, sepulcher, holy, sepulchral, sepulchre, sepulture, seq., seq. luce, seqq., sequacious, sequaciously
Origin of sepulture
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin sepultūra, equivalent to sepult(us) (past participle of sepelīre to bury) + -ūra -ure
Related formsse·pul·tur·al [suh-puhl-cher-uh l] /səˈpʌl tʃər əl/, adjective
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Word Origin for sepulture
C13: via Old French from Latin sepultūra, from sepultus buried, from sepelīre to bury
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Word Origin and History for sepulture
sepulture
"burial, interment," late 13c., from Old French sepulture, sepoutre "tomb, coffin" (12c.), from Latin sepultura "burial, funeral obsequies," from sepult-, past participle stem of sepelire "to bury" (see sepulcher).
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