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/ˈsɛpəɫt͡ʃ ə(ɹ)/ · noun
(uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre..
By thy own Soul! by thoſe who gave thee Breath! By all the ſacred Prevalence of Pray'r; Ah, leave me not for Grecian Dogs to tear! The common Rites of Sepulture beſtow, To ſooth a Father's and a Mother's Woe; Let their large Gifts procure an Urn at leaſt, And Hector's Ashes in his Country reſt.
Use sepulture when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sepulture means (uncountable) The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to the grave or sepulchre..
Common synonyms include interment, sepulchre, sepulcher, burial.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
By thy own Soul! by thoſe who gave thee Breath! By all the ſacred Prevalence of Pray'r; Ah, leave me not for Grecian Dogs to tear! The common Rites of Sepulture beſtow, To ſooth a Father's and a Mother's Woe; Let their large Gifts procure an Urn at leaſt, And Hector's Ashes in his Country reſt.
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