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Synonyms & Antonyms of sepulture
1
a final resting place for a dead person
- opened the sepulture and examined the mummy
Synonyms for sepulture
Words Related to sepulture
- catacomb,
- charnel
- (also charnel house),
- columbarium,
- crypt,
- mausoleum,
- vault
2
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
- the final sepulture of the body had to wait until the ground thawed
Synonyms for sepulture
- burial,
- burying,
- entombing,
- entombment,
- inhumation,
- interment,
- interring,
- obsequy
- (usually obsequies)
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The first known use of sepulture was in the 14th century
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