English noun: sepulture | |||
1. | sepulture (event) the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave | ||
Synonyms | burial, entombment, inhumation, interment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | funeral | ||
2. | sepulture (artifact) a chamber that is used as a grave | ||
Synonyms | burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chamber, grave, tomb | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | burial vault, crypt, mausoleum, monument, repository, vault | ||
Instance hyponym | Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre | ||