Phrase guide

burial chamber

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sepulchre, sepulcher, tomb, vault, grave

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a chamber that is used as a grave

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chamber, grave, tomb

Narrower terms: crypt, mausoleum, repository, monument, vault, burial vault, Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гроб (grob) — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Catalan: cambra funerària — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Macedonian: гро́бница (gróbnica) — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Manx: shamyr oanluckee — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Māori: toma — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Mongolian: бунхан (bunxan) — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Portuguese: câmara mortuária — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Spanish: cámara mortuoria — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Swedish: gravkammare — chamber used to bury the dead
  • Welsh: claddgell — chamber used to bury the dead