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Holy Sepulcher

noun

  1. the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Holy Sepulcher1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225

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Example Sentences

We dot our Western land with circular Holy Sepulcher temples.

In that closing sentence she invites them to go on crusade with her to rescue the Holy Sepulcher.

The fourth chapel contains a curious Holy Sepulcher, with quaint life-size terra-cotta figures of the 16th century.

But they fight for the Holy Sepulcher, or for the weak and oppressed.

Enter upon the road to the Holy Sepulcher; wrest the land from the wicked race and subject it to yourselves.

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