Funerary Vocabulary

noun a storage chamber or vault, especially for sacred objects or relics

• The archaeologist carefully examined the ancient cist to uncover any artifacts.
• I heard there's a hidden treasure in that old cist over there.
• Let's check out that cist, maybe we'll find something cool.
• The cist of knowledge holds the key to unlocking new ideas.

noun a place where the bones of the dead are stored or interred

• The archaeologists discovered an ossuary containing ancient human remains.
• They found a bunch of old bones in that ossuary.
• Dude, that ossuary is like a creepy bone collection or something.
• His mind felt like an ossuary, filled with memories of the past.

noun a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried

• The ancient sepulcher was carefully preserved by archaeologists.
• Let's go check out that old sepulcher in the cemetery.
• I heard there's some spooky stuff in that sepulcher over there.
• The abandoned factory was like a sepulcher for lost dreams.