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Synonyms for sepulchre

  • noun
  • British English

Most common

vault tomb crypt grave burial chamber

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Tomb — A burial chamber

tomb, crypt, vault

2. Burial chamber

burial chamber, grave, sepulture

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A burial chamber.

  2. n. 2

    A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.

Related words

Word family
sepulchral sepulture
Is a kind of
inter
Other spellings
sepulcher US

Forms

Plural
sepulchres → tombs, crypts, vaults, graves…

Example sentences

  • vault She admired the crown jewels in the royal vault.
  • tomb Alexander ordered the tomb of Cyrus to be opened.
  • crypt The shield you're looking for is in the crypt.
  • grave "This grave is your new home." "What do you mean?"

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sepulchrerising
vaultsteady
tombrising
cryptrising
gravesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
tomb1
5 letters
grave1, vault1, crypt1
9 letters
sepulture

In other languages

Français
sépulcre
Español
sepulcro