sepulture

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sepulture, sepultur, from Old French sepulture, from Latin sepultura. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛpəɫt͡ʃ ə(ɹ)/, /ˈsɛpəɫˌt͡ʃ ʊə(ɹ)/ === Noun === sepulture (countable and uncountable, plural sepultures) (uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre. (archaic) Alternative form of sepulchre. ==== Synonyms ==== (act of sepulchring): interment ==== Derived terms ==== sepultural === Verb === sepulture (third-person singular simple present sepultures, present participle sepulturing, simple past and past participle sepultured) (transitive) To inter in a sepulture. == Latin == === Participle === sepultūre vocative masculine singular of sepultūrus