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easter-sepulcher

Eas·ter-sep·ul·cher
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ee-ster sep-uh l-ker]
    • /ˈi stər ˈsɛp əl kər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ee-ster sep-uh l-ker]
    • /ˈi stər ˈsɛp əl kər/

Definitions of easter-sepulcher word

  • noun easter-sepulcher a tomb, grave, or burial place. 1
  • noun easter-sepulcher Also called Easter sepulcher. Ecclesiastical. a cavity in a mensa for containing relics of martyrs. 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. 1
  • verb with object easter-sepulcher to place in a sepulcher; bury. 1
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Origin of easter-sepulcher

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English sepulcre < Old French < Latin sepulcrum, equivalent to sepul- (variant stem of sepelīre to bury) + -crum noun suffix of place

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Parts of speech for Easter-sepulcher

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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easter-sepulcher popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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