sepulture
Americannoun
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the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
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sepulcher; tomb.
noun
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the act of placing in a sepulchre
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an archaic word for sepulchre
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Etymology
Origin of sepulture
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin sepultūra, equivalent to sepult ( us ) (past participle of sepelīre to bury) + -ūra -ure
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It is not unusual to find, on such occasions, a special clause, in the conveyance, for their protection, and for the perpetual tabooing of the place of sepulture.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
The arca, or family sepulture, can no longer be traced in the church.
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Gozzi, Carlo
The first glance reveals that the building must have been in a high degree esteemed a place of sepulture.
From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.
In that catacomb, remarkable for containing the primitive baptistery of the Church, there yet remains a monument of these saints, marking their place of sepulture.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
This done, he recited another prayer, pronounced a solemn benediction over the place of sepulture, and the body was lowered into it.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison
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