sepulcher
nounUK /ˈsɛpəlkə/
US /ˈsɛpəlkər/
A sepulcher is a stone room or grave where a dead person is buried.
The old kings were buried in a dark sepulcher beneath the church.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small room or building in a church used for burying people.
The family sepulcher stood behind the altar.
3. A place that is dark, quiet, and gloomy like a tomb.
The empty hall felt like a sepulcher after everyone left.
4. To place a dead body in a tomb or grave.
They sepulchered the king with great ceremony.