1. burial places; tombs or graves
Usage: formal; literary
2. the act or ceremony of burying the dead
Usage: formal; archaic

Examples

• The ancient sepultures were discovered during the archaeological dig.
• Medieval sepultures often contained elaborate stone carvings.
• The family visited the sepultures of their ancestors in the old cemetery.
• These sepultures date back to the Roman period.
• The sepultures were marked with simple wooden crosses.
• Historians studied the sepultures to learn about burial customs.