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sarcophagus
Synonyms and Antonyms of sarcophagus
a boxlike container for holding a dead body the crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot Synonyms of sarcophagus bier, box, casket, pall, coffinWords Related to sarcophagus charnel (also charnel house), crypt, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb, vault; urn; body bag
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