sepulchre
v.
bury, inter, entomb
n.
tomb, burial vault, grave
Sepulchre
The term is most often used for the burial site of
Jesus in
Jerusalem, over which the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre has been erected; see there for other links.A sepulcher, or sepulchre, is a type of
tomb or
burial chamber. In ancient Hebrew practice, it was carved into the rock of a hillside.The word is sometimes confused with "sepulture", the act of burying a dead person.
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sepulchre
Noun
1. a chamber that is used as a grave
(synonym) burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulture
(hypernym) grave, tomb
(hyponym) crypt
Sepulchre
(v. t.)
To bury; to inter; to entomb; as, obscurely sepulchered.
(n.)
The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Sepulchre
See: Burial, Sepulchres
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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