sepulchre
5 synonyms for sepulchre, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A room or vault where a dead body is buried.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Came from Middle English sepulchre, sepulcre, sepulker, from late Old English sepulcer and Old French sepulchre, sepulcre, both ultimately from Latin sepulchrum, sepulcrum (“grave, burial place”).
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