Sepulcher

Sepulcher. noun. a chamber that is used as a grave. synonyms: burial chamber, sepulchre, sepulture. examples: Holy Sepulcher. Sepulchers often appear in literature, probably because they instantly convey sadness, spookiness, and all sorts of other unpleasant emotions. For example, ##### ##### ##### poem “Annabel Lee” tells the story of the narrator's true love, who now lies “[i]n the sepulcher there by the sea.” When reading "Annabel ##### ##### and Juliet, and other similarly depressing works aloud, note that sepulcher is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable.