sepulchre

• Nom désignant une chambre, souvent taillée dans la pierre ou le roc, servant de lieu de sépulture ou de tombeau.

A noun referring to a chamber, often made of stone or rock, used as a burial place or grave.

1. Burial chamberC1formal

   A small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.

   sépulcre

   • The ancient king was laid to rest in a magnificent sepulchre.
   • They discovered a hidden sepulchre beneath the church.
   • The sepulchre was carved directly into the cliff face.

   Synonymesburial chambercatacombcryptgravemausoleumtombvault