| 释义 |
sepulchre or (US) sepulcher /sepˈəl-kər/ noun- A tomb
- A recess in a church, usu in the north chancel wall, or a structure placed in it, to receive the reserved sacrament and the crucifix from Maundy Thursday or Good Friday until Easter (Easter sepulchre)
- Burial
transitive verb- (formerly sometimes /si-pulˈkər/) to entomb
- To enclose as a tomb
ORIGIN: L sepulcrum, sepultūra, from sepelīre, sepultum to bury sepulchral /si-pulˈkrəl/ adjective - Of, or of the nature of, a sepulchre
- As if of or from a sepulchre
- Funereal, gloomy, dismal
- Hollow-toned
sepulˈchrally adverb sepulˈchrous adjective (rare) sepulˈtural adjective sepˈulture noun - The act of burial in a sepulchre
- A tomb or burial-place
transitive verb To entomb whited sepulchre see under white |