sepulcher

Noun
  1. is a type of:
    • chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space
    • grave, tomb - a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
    subtypes:
    • crypt - a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
    • mausoleum - a large burial chamber, usually above ground
    • monument, repository - a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
    • burial vault, vault - a burial chamber (usually underground)
    specific instances: holy sepulcher, holy sepulchre - the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection
    same as: burial chamber, sepulchre, sepulture

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