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View usage for: (sepəlkəʳ) Word forms: plural sepulchresregional note: in AM, use sepulchercountable nounA sepulchre is a building or room in which a dead person is buried. [literary]Synonyms: tomb, grave, vault, mausoleum More Synonyms of sepulchre sepulchre in British English or US sepulcher (ˈsɛpəlkə) noun1. a burial vault, tomb, or grave 2. Also called: Easter sepulchre a separate alcove in some medieval churches in which the Eucharistic elements were kept from Good Friday until the Easter ceremonies verb3. (transitive) to bury in a sepulchre Word origin C12: from Old French sépulcre, from Latin sepulcrum, from sepelīre to bury sepulchre in American English (ˈsɛpəlkər) noun, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsepulchred or ˈsepulchring Synonyms of 'sepulchre'tomb, grave, vault, mausoleum More Synonyms of sepulchre Definition a burial vault, tomb, or grave Death holds him in his sepulchre. Additional synonymsDefinition death They used to visit her grave twice a year. Synonyms tomb, vault, crypt, mausoleum, sepulchre, pit, last resting place, burying place Definition a large stately tomb Her tomb lies in the great mausoleum under a slab of jade. Synonyms crypt, tomb, vault, catacomb, sepulchre, charnel house, burial chamber Definition an underground burial chamber He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault. Synonyms crypt, tomb, catacomb, cellar, mausoleum, charnel house, undercroft - separation
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