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funeral vs sepulture

sepulture vs funeral

funeral and sepulture both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
funeral Yes No No No
sepulture Yes No No No
As nouns, sepulture is a hyponym of funeral; that is, sepulture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than funeral:
  • funeral: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
  • sepulture: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Other hyponyms of funeral include burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sky burial.
funeral (noun) sepulture (noun)
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated a chamber that is used as a grave
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Difference between funeral and sepulture

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