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unsepulchered

sep·ul·cher
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Transcription

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

Definitions of unsepulchered word

  • noun unsepulchered a tomb, grave, or burial place. 1
  • noun unsepulchered 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 unsepulchered to place in a sepulcher; bury. 1
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Origin of unsepulchered

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 Unsepulchered

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unsepulchered popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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