burial chamber

noun

A chamber, often below ground level, used to bury the remains of the dead.

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sepulchresepulchertombvaultgravesepulture
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Meanings

nounburial chamber (plural burial chambers)

plural burial chambers

  1. A chamber, often below ground level, used to bury the remains of the dead.

    Synonyms: sepulchre, sepulcher, tomb, vault, grave

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA chamber, often below ground level, used to bury the remains of the dead.

Similar
sepulchresepulchertombvaultgrave

More synonyms by meaning

nouna chamber that is used as a grave

Similar
sepulchersepulchresepulture
Broader
gravetombchamber
Also see
chamber tombsepulchresepulturetomb

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian гроб
  • гроб (grob)chamber used to bury the dead
Catalan cambra funerària
  • cambra funeràriachamber used to bury the dead
Danish gravkammer
  • gravkammerchamber used to bury the dead
Māori toma
  • tomachamber used to bury the dead
Portuguese câmara mortuária
  • câmara mortuáriachamber used to bury the dead
Spanish cámara mortuoria
  • cámara mortuoriachamber used to bury the dead
Swedish gravkammare
  • gravkammarechamber used to bury the dead
Welsh claddgell
  • claddgellchamber used to bury the dead
Cite this entry
APA

burial chamber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burial%20chamber

MLA

“burial chamber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burial%20chamber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burial chamber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burial%20chamber.

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