sepulchre
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noun \ˈse-pəl-kər\Definition of SEPULCHRE
1
: a place of burial : tomb
2
: a receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar
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sep·ul·chre or sep·ul·cher \ˈse-pəl-kər\
Examples of SEPULCHRE
- <a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages>
Origin of SEPULCHRE
Middle English sepulcre, from Anglo-French, from Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum, from sepelire to bury; akin to Greek hepein to care for, Sanskrit saparyati he honors
First Known Use: 13th century
2sepulchre
transitive verbsepulchred or sepulcheredsepulchring or sepulchering \-k(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of SEPULCHRE
1
archaic : to place in or as if in a sepulchre : bury
2
archaic : to serve as a sepulchre for
Variants of SEPULCHRE
sepulchre or sepulcher
First Known Use of SEPULCHRE
1591
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