sepulchre

/'sepəlkə/

Thân thiện

A stone sepulchre stands in the quiet churchyard.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A burial chamber, especially one cut in rock or built of stone: A sepulchre is a small room or monument, often ancient or elaborate, used as a grave or tomb.

Usage

• The word "sepulchre" is a formal and literary term, often used in historical, religious, or poetic contexts to describe an ancient tomb or burial vault. It is less common in everyday modern speech than the simpler word "tomb."

Examples

• Noun:
  • Archaeologists discovered a Roman sepulchre beneath the city.
  • The poem describes a knight sleeping in a silent sepulchre.
  • Pilgrims visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Advanced Usage

• "A whited sepulchre": This is a biblical idiom (from Matthew 23:27) meaning something that appears beautiful or righteous on the outside but is corrupt or dead on the inside; a hypocrite.
  • The corrupt official was described as a whited sepulchre, full of greed and deceit.

Variants and Related Words

• Sepulcher: The standard American English spelling.
• Sepulchral (adj): Pertaining to a tomb or burial; gloomy, dismal, or funereal in character.
  • The old mansion had a sepulchral atmosphere.

Synonyms

• Tomb: A large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.
• Crypt: An underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.
• Mausoleum: A stately or impressive building housing a tomb or tombs.
• Vault: A burial chamber.

Antonyms

• Cradle: A place of origin or nurturing, often associated with birth.
• Nursery: A room for young children; a place for growth and life.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a chamber that is used as a grave

Từ đồng nghĩa

• burial chamber
• sepulcher
• sepulture