sepulcher

Thân thiện

A stone sepulcher stands in the quiet churchyard.

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)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a chamber that is used as a grave

Từ đồng nghĩa

• burial chamber
• sepulchre
• sepulture