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sepulcher

[sep-uhl-ker]
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noun
  1. a tomb, grave, or burial place.
  2. Also called Easter sepulcher. Ecclesiastical.
    1. a cavity in a mensa for containing relics of martyrs.
    2. a structure or a recess in some old churches in which the Eucharist was deposited with due ceremonies on Good Friday and taken out at Easter in commemoration of Christ's entombment and Resurrection.
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verb (used with object)
  1. to place in a sepulcher; bury.
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Also especially British, sep·ul·chre.

Origin of sepulcher

1150–1200; Middle English sepulcre < Old French < Latin sepulcrum, equivalent to sepul- (variant stem of sepelīre to bury) + -crum noun suffix of place
Related formsun·sep·ul·cher, verb (used with object)

Synonyms

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1. vault, mausoleum, crypt.
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Historical Examples

  • Then, covered by a mourning robe, they visited the Church of the Sepulcher.

    Peter the Hermit

    Daniel A. Goodsell

  • His monument also, and sepulcher, are in the city of Gabatha.

  • They came to see the sepulcher and were bringing spices in their hands.

  • At the call of the Life-giver, he that had been dead came to the door of the sepulcher.

  • At this sepulcher they were not only devout, but also merry.