What does sepulture mean?

Definitions for sepulture
ˈsɛp əl tʃərsepul·ture

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulturenoun

    the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

  2. burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulturenoun

    a chamber that is used as a grave

Wiktionary

  1. sepulturenoun

    A sepulchre.

  2. sepulturenoun

    The act of sepulchering.

  3. Etymology: sepultura.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sepulturenoun

    Interment; burial.

    Etymology: sepulture, Fr. sepultura, Lat.

    That Niobe, weeping over her children, was turned into a stone, was nothing else but that during her life she erected over her sepultures a marble tomb of her own. Brown.

    Where we may royal sepulture prepare;
    With speed to Melesinda bring relief,
    Recall her spirits, and moderate her grief. Dryden.

    In England sepulture, or burial of the dead, may be deferred and put off for the debts of the person deceased. John Ayliffe.

Wikipedia

  1. sepulture

    Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition. Humans have been burying their dead since shortly after the origin of the species. Burial is often seen as indicating respect for the dead. It has been used to prevent the odor of decay, to give family members closure and prevent them from witnessing the decomposition of their loved ones, and in many cultures it has been seen as a necessary step for the deceased to enter the afterlife or to give back to the cycle of life. Methods of burial may be heavily ritualized and can include natural burial (sometimes called "green burial"); embalming or mummification; and the use of containers for the dead, such as shrouds, coffins, grave liners, and burial vaults, all of which can retard decomposition of the body. Sometimes objects or grave goods are buried with the body, which may be dressed in fancy or ceremonial garb. Depending on the culture, the way the body is positioned may have great significance. The location of the burial may be determined by taking into account concerns surrounding health and sanitation, religious concerns, and cultural practices. Some cultures keep the dead close to provide guidance to the living, while others "banish" them by locating burial grounds at a distance from inhabited areas. Some religions consecrate special ground to bury the dead, and some families build private family cemeteries. Most modern cultures document the location of graves with headstones, which may be inscribed with information and tributes to the deceased. However, some people are buried in anonymous or secret graves for various reasons. Sometimes multiple bodies are buried in a single grave either by choice (as in the case of married couples), due to space concerns, or in the case of mass graves as a way to deal with many bodies at once. Alternatives to burial include cremation (and subsequent interment), burial at sea and cryopreservation. Some human cultures may bury the remains of beloved animals. Humans are not the only species to bury their dead; the practice has been observed in chimpanzees, elephants, and possibly dogs.

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  1. sepulture

    Sepulture is the act or process of burying a dead body; interment. It can also refer to a grave or tomb where a dead individual is buried. The term is primarily used in an archaic or formal context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sepulturenoun

    the act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave; burial; interment

  2. Sepulturenoun

    a sepulcher; a grave; a place of burial

  3. Etymology: [F. spulture, L. sepultura, fr. sepelire, sepultum, to bury.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sepulture in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sepulture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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