What is the Latin word for sepulture?

The usual Latin words for “sepulture” are sepeliō, humātiō, fūnus; also exsequiae. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“sepulture” in Latin

sepeliōto bury, inter; to burn on a funeral pyre; to destroy, ruin, overwhelm humātiōa burial fūnusfuneral; death; dead body, corpse exsequiaefuneral rites; earthly remains, relics

The English word sepulture itself goes back to Latin sepeliō, through sepultura.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sepulture

sepultura, humatio (interment): funus, exsequiae (funeral rites). To refuse sepulture, aliquem sepultura prohibere

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for sepulture?: The usual Latin words for “sepulture” are sepeliō, humātiō, fūnus; also exsequiae. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.