Sarcophagus
Sarcophagus noun - A boxlike container for holding a dead body.
Usage example: the crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot
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Synonyms for Sarcophagus
Sepulture and sarcophagus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sepulture" instead a noun "Sarcophagus".
Sepulture
Sepulture noun - A final resting place for a dead person.
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Synonyms for Sepulture
Sarcophagus and sepulture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sarcophagus" instead a noun "Sepulture".
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Related pairs
- vault and sarcophagus
- vault and sepulture
- box and sarcophagus
- box and sepulture
- grave and sarcophagus
- grave and sepulture
- pall and sarcophagus
- pall and sepulture
- mausoleum and sarcophagus
- mausoleum and sepulture
- tomb and sarcophagus
- tomb and sepulture
- sepulchre and sarcophagus
- sepulchre and sepulture
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