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sepulchral Definition

se·pul·chral (sə pulkrəl)

adjective

  1. of sepulchers, burial, etc.
  2. suggestive of the grave or burial; dismal; gloomy
  3. deep and melancholy: said of sound

Etymology: L sepulcralis

sepulchral Related Forms

se·pul·chrally adverb

sepulchral Synonyms

sepulchral

modif.

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.

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