Sepulchral Definition & Meaning
sepulchral
- adjective
- of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches"
- gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
- suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"
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- What does sepulchral mean?
- of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches" gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs" suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"
- What part of speech is sepulchral?
- Sepulchral is an adjective.
- How many definitions does sepulchral have?
- Sepulchral has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).