sepulture

• Nom désignant l'action d'ensevelir un corps mort dans une tombe, ou la chambre ou le caveau servant de lieu de sépulture.

A noun referring to the act of burying a dead body in a grave, or a chamber or tomb used as a burial place.

1. BurialC2formal

   The act or ceremony of placing a dead body in a grave or tomb.

   inhumation

   • The sepulture of the ancient king was a grand ceremony.
   • They prepared the site for the sepulture of the fallen soldiers.
   • The ritual of sepulture has changed over the centuries.

   Synonymesburialentombmentinhumationinterment

2. Grave or TombC2formal

   A chamber, vault, or other place used for burying the dead.

   Sépulture (tombe)

   • The archaeologists discovered an ancient sepulture beneath the hill.
   • The family visited the sepulture of their ancestors.
   • The sepulture was carved into the rock face.

   Synonymescryptgravemausoleumsepulchertombvault