sepulchre

Meaning

Noun

1. A burial chamber.
2. (historical) A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.

Verb

To place in a sepulchre.

Synonyms

tomb

grave

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sepulcher

mausoleum

sepulture

burial chamber

sepulcher

cist

shrine

vault

bury

Translations

tombe

Grab

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sepulcro

tumba

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graf

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túmulo

τάφος

sepultura

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Gruft

tumba

groeve

sepolcro

jazigo

tomba

μνήμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛpəlkə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sepulcre

In summary

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