variants or sepulcher
as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages

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Recent Examples of sepulchre The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance. Al Haas, Philly.com, 28 June 2018 The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. Joe Yudin, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
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Noun
  • A lot of the postures in Kemetic yoga are based on postures from temples or tombs.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
  • Several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian officials were recently uncovered by local archaeologists, shedding new light on a bygone civilization.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • When her father dies suddenly during a trip to Pakistan, Azra is pulled back to her ancestral home for the burial and into a journey through memory, identity, and reconciliation.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 June 2025
  • They were positively identified in 2023 and returned to his family in October 2024 for burial in Elgin.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025

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“Sepulchre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepulchre. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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