sepulture
See also: sépulture
English
Etymology
From Middle English sepulture, sepultur, from Old French sepulture, from Latin sepultura.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛpəɫtʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈsɛpəɫˌtʃʊə(ɹ)/
Noun
sepulture (countable and uncountable, plural sepultures)
- (uncountable) The act of sepulchring.
- (archaic) Alternative form of sepulchre.
Synonyms
- (act of sepulchring): interment
Verb
sepulture (third-person singular simple present sepultures, present participle sepulturing, simple past and past participle sepultured)
- (transitive) To inter in a sepulture.
Latin
Participle
sepultūre
- vocative masculine singular of sepultūrus