sepulture en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɛpəɫt͡ʃ ə(ɹ)/
- /ˈsɛpəɫˌt͡ʃ ʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Middle English sepulture, sepultur, from Old French sepulture, from Latin sepultura.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre.
By thy own Soul! by thoſe who gave thee Breath! By all the ſacred Prevalence of Pray'r; Ah, leave me not for Grecian Dogs to tear! The common Rites of Sepulture beſtow, To ſooth a Father's and a Mother's Woe; Let their large Gifts procure an Urn at leaſt, And Hector's Ashes in his Country reſt.
1720, Homer, “Book XXII”, in Alexander Pope, transl., The Iliad of Homer, volume VI, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, pages 22–23, lines 426–432:
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(alt-of, alternative, archaic, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of sepulchre.
alt of sepulchre
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sepultures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
interment (act of sepulchring)