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sarcophagus

noun

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, coffin, pall
Words Related to sarcophagus

charnel (also charnel house), crypt, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb, vault

urn

body bag

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