Sepulchre

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsÉ›pəɫkÉ™(ɹ)/
• US IPA: /ˈsÉ›pəɫkÉš/

Alternative forms

• sepulcher chiefly US

Origin

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

Full definition of sepulchre

Noun

1. A burial chamber.

Synonyms

• tomb

Related terms

• right of sepulchre
• sepulchral
• sepulture

Verb

1. (transitive) To place in a sepulchre.
• MiltonAnd so sepulchred in such pomp dost lie
  That kings for such a tomb would wish to die.

Anagrams

• sepulcher