sepulture

American  

[sep-uhl-cher] / ˈsɛp əl tʃər /

noun

1. the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.

2. sepulcher; tomb.

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sepulture British  

/ ˈsɛpəltʃə /

noun

1. the act of placing in a sepulchre

2. an archaic word for sepulchre

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Other Word Forms

• sepultural
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of sepulture

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sepulture

At the eastern end of both aisles, are two places, formerly appropriated as places of sepulture for the two great Lords of Ashby.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale

Sir Walter Scott, who has made “Old Mortality” the subject of a novel, intended to rear a tombstone to his memory, but was unable to discover his place of sepulture.

From Curious Epitaphs by Various

But who art thou that lookest forth sublime, 2690 A soul upsoaring as from sepulture, Body and spirit pure and free from stain, As gold and silver tried by seven-timed fire?

From Elias An Epic of the Ages by Orson F. Whitney

The first glance reveals that the building must have been in a high degree esteemed a place of sepulture.

From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway

Moreover, from the date of the peace of Paris until the end of his life he earnestly and vainly endeavored to obtain from Rome permission for the sepulture of his father’s body.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea

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