Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Sepulchral
sepulchral, adj. [L. sepulcr-um.]
- Ominous; deep in the ground like a tomb; [fig.] low; profound; resounding; resonant; reverberating; [metaphor] thundering; thunderous; booming.
- Burial; funereal; tomb-like; solemn; somber; pertaining to death and the grave.
Return to page 24 of the letter “s”.