SEPULTURE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

sepulture

noun

ˈse-pəl-ˌchu̇r

Definition of sepulture

as in tomb

a final resting place for a dead person opened the sepulture and examined the mummy

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as in burial

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

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Noun

The Etruscan painted tombs of Tarquinia, Italy, dating from around the 7th to the 1st century BCE, have long been celebrated for their vivid iconography and remarkable state of preservation.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
More recently, cosmic rays have helped geologists see hidden chambers of active volcanoes, and archaeologists use them to reveal hidden tombs in ancient Egyptian pyramids.

— Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tomb

Noun

But the complete burial of the young male horse was among the most exciting finds for the researchers.

— Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The 1,000 estimate does not include children who died in state custody but were returned to their families for burial.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of burial

Noun

During the Qingming Festival, observed each year in April, families visit ancestral graves with food offerings and burn incense and paper replicas of everyday goods for their ancestors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
This ultimately resulted in his resurrection, his decisive victory over human injustice and the grave.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of grave

Noun

Proof of that is that Harry was not invited to the funeral of Norway’s King Harald.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2026
Which is how, at a funeral parlor, Bernie comes to meet Araminta (Jodie Comer channeling her inner Helena Bonham-Carter as a gothic, reclusive cat lady).

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of funeral

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