Sekirov Dictionary

sepulchre

UK /ˈsɛpəlkə/US /ˈsɛpəlkɚ/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

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A burial chamber.
- By Mahomet, my Kinsmans sepulcher, And by the holy Alcaron I sweare, […] — 1587
(historical) A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.

verb1

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To place in a sepulchre.
- And so sepulchred in such pomp dost lie That kings for such a tomb would wish to die. — 1630

forms

sepulchred · sepulchring · sepulchres

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