sepulcher
Definition
Noun: 1. A burial chamber; a tomb, especially one cut in rock or built of stone: A sepulcher is a structure or chamber, often below ground, used for the interment of the dead. It typically implies a more permanent, substantial, or ancient structure than a simple grave.
Usage
The word "sepulcher" is a formal and literary term, often used in historical, religious, or poetic contexts to describe an ancient tomb, crypt, or burial vault.
Examples
- The archaeologists discovered a sepulcher containing the remains of a noble family from the Roman era.
- In the poem, the knight was laid to rest in a marble sepulcher.
- The ancient sepulcher was carved directly into the mountainside.
Advanced Usage
- "The Holy Sepulcher": A specific historical and religious term referring to the tomb in Jerusalem where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was buried and resurrected.
- Pilgrims travel to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Variants and Related Words
- Sepulchre: The British English spelling of "sepulcher."
- Sepulchral (adjective): Pertaining to a tomb or burial; also used to describe something gloomy, dismal, or funereal in character.
- The cavern had a sepulchral silence.
Synonyms
- Tomb
- Crypt
- Vault
- Mausoleum
- Catacomb
Antonyms
- Cradle (as a symbolic place of birth/beginning, opposite of a place of burial)
Noun
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a chamber that is used as a grave
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