They are more than sepulchral effigies: they exist in their own right as an embodiment of worldly power (Atlantic).
sepulchral darkness. the hollow, sepulchral tones of death (James Fenimore Cooper).
SYNONYM(S): funereal.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
se|pul´chral|ly — se|pul|chral «suh PUHL kruhl», adjective. 1. of sepulchers or tombs: »They are more than sepulchral effigies: they exist in their own right as an embodiment of worldly power (Atlantic). 2. of burial: »sepulchral ceremonies. SYNONYM(S): funeral. 3 … Useful english dictionary
se·pul·chral — … Useful english dictionary
pul — aca·pul·co; am·pul; am·pul·la; am·pul·la·ceous; am·pul·lar; am·pul·lar·ia; am·pul·late; am·pul·li·form; am·pul·lu·la; at·ta·pul·gite; cal·pul·li; car·dio·pul·mo·nary; com·pul·sa·tive; com·pul·sa·to·ry; com·pul·sion; com·pul·si·tor;… … English syllables
chral — se·pul·chral; se·pul·chral·ly; … English syllables
sepulchral — se·pul·chral … English syllables
sepulchrally — se·pul·chral·ly … English syllables
sepulchral — se•pul•chral [[t]səˈpʌl krəl[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to tombs or to burial 2) dismal 3) hollow and deep se•pul′chral•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Sepulchral — Se*pul chral, a. [L. sepulcralis: cf. F. s[ e]pulcral.] 1. Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription. [1913 Webster] 2. Unnaturally low and grave; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sepulchral — se|pul|chral [sıˈpʌlkrəl] adj literary 1.) sad, serious, and slightly frightening ▪ a sepulchral voice 2.) dark, empty, and slightly frightening ▪ in the sepulchral gloom of the church … Dictionary of contemporary English
sepulchral — se|pul|chral [ sə pʌlkrəl ] adjective LITERARY sad and serious … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
