sepulchral Definition
se·pul·chral (sə pul′krəl)
adjective
- of sepulchers, burial, etc.
- suggestive of the grave or burial; dismal; gloomy
- deep and melancholy: said of sound
Etymology: L sepulcralis
sepulchral Related Forms
se·pul′·chrally adverb
sepulchral Synonyms
sepulchral Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- slab: Three medieval sepulchral slabs are set against the wall to the south of the arch.
- monument: There are three badly mutilated sepulchral monuments dating from the first twenty years of the fourteenth century.
- inscription: Certainly, eleswhere in Italy, the practice was to concoct sepulchral inscriptions for martyrs who had none.
- tone: Every so often they mutter dead words, in sepulchral tones: Why, Jeremy?
- fragment: By the second pillar are three medieval sepulchral fragments.
- stone: The garden to the NW was the graveyard of the Priory and sepulchral stones and remains have come to light.
Browse dictionary entries near sepulchral
- ‹ sepulcher
- ‹ septuplet
- ‹ septuple
- ‹ septum
- ‹ Septuagint
- ‹ Septuagesima
- ‹ septuagenarian
- ‹ septime
- ‹ septillion
- ‹ septilateral
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