Sepulchral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to a sepulchre

gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛpʌlkɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛpʌlkɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛpʌlkɹəl/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɛpʌlkɹəl/.

Examples

sepulchral inscriptions
sepulchral monuments in churches
a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ghastly charnel funereal

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to a sepulchre “sepulchral inscriptions”
adjective	gruesomely indicative of death or the dead “a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones”
adjective	suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial “funereal gloom”

Word Forms

sepulchre	noun	a chamber that is used as a grave
ghastliness	noun	the quality of being ghastly
funeral	noun	a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grab

von oder im Zusammenhang mit einem Grab

🇫🇷French

sépulcral

de ou se rapportant à un sépulcre

🇪🇸Spanish

sepulcral

Perteneciente o relativo a un sepulcro

🇮🇹Italian

sepolcrale

di o relativo ad un sepolcro

🇳🇱Dutch

graf

van of betrekking hebbend op een graf

🇵🇹Portuguese

sepulcral

de ou relativo a um sepulcro

🇷🇺Russian

могильный

гробницы или относящейся к ней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क़ब्र का

किसी कब्र का या उससे संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

সমাধি

একটি সমাধির বা সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கல்லறை

ஒரு கல்லறை அல்லது தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

సమాధి

యొక్క లేదా సమాధికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Gujarati

કબર

કબરનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಿ

ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾಧಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശവകുടീരം

ഒരു ശവകുടീരത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਰ

ਕਬਰ ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبر

قبر کا یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坟墓的

属于坟墓的或与坟墓有关的

🇯🇵Japanese

墓地

墓の、または墓に関する

🇰🇷Korean

무덤 같은

무덤의 또는 무덤과 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mộ

của hoặc liên quan đến một ngôi mộ

🇹🇭Thai

สุสาน

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับสุสาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

muram

dari atau berkaitan dengan makam

🇲🇾Malay

kubur

daripada atau berkaitan dengan kubur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قبري

من أو المتعلقة بالقبر

🇮🇷Persian

مقبره

مربوط به مقبره یا مربوط به آن

🇹🇷Turkish

mezar taşı

bir mezara ait veya onunla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹדֵר

של קבר או קשור אליו

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The primary meaning of 'sepulchral' is 'of or relating to a sepulchre'.

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Using 'sepulchral' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'sepulchral' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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