sepulchre

noun
/ˈsɛpəlkə/UK/ˈsɛpəlkɚ/US/ˈsiːpəlkəɹ/

Etymology

From Middle English sepulchre, sepulcre, sepulker, from late Old English sepulcer, Old French sepulchre, sepulcre, and their etymon Latin sepulchrum, sepulcrum (“grave, burial place”).

  1. derived from sepulchrum
  2. derived from sepulchre
  3. inherited from sepulcer
  4. inherited from sepulchre

Definitions

  1. A burial chamber.

    • Near-synonym: crypt
    • By Mahomet, my Kinſmans ſepulcher, And by the holy Alcaron I ſweare, […]
  2. A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good…

    A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.

  3. To place in a sepulchre.

    • And so sepulchred in such pomp dost lie That kings for such a tomb would wish to die.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA