sepulchre

sep·ul·chre

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sep-uh l-ker]
- /ˈsɛp əl kər/
- /ˈsep.əl.kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sep-uh l-ker]
- /ˈsɛp əl kər/

Definitions of sepulchre word

verb with object sepulchre to place in a sepulcher; bury. 1
noun sepulchre a tomb, grave, or burial place. 1
noun sepulchre 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
countable noun sepulchre A sepulchre is a building or room in which a dead person is buried. 0
noun sepulchre a burial vault, tomb, or grave 0
noun sepulchre a separate alcove in some medieval churches in which the Eucharistic elements were kept from Good Friday until the Easter ceremonies 0

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Origin of sepulchre

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 Sepulchre

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sepulchre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for sepulchre

noun sepulchre

catacomb — Catacombs are ancient underground passages and rooms, especially under a city, where people used to be buried.

verb sepulchre

ensepulcher — (transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
entomb — Place (a dead body) in a tomb.
inearth — (transitive, chiefly poetic) To put into the earth; inter.
inhume — to bury; inter.
inter — to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.

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