sepulchrumn.

Brit.

/sᵻˈpʌlkrəm/, U.S.

/səˈpəlkrəm/,

/sɛˈpəlkrəm/

Forms: 1800s– sepulchrum, 1800s– sepulcrum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sepulcrum.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum (11th cent. in this sense: see sepulchre n.).

Roman Catholic Church. historical.

A square or oblong cavity in an altar containing a relic or relics placed there at the altar's consecration. Cf. altar cavity n. at altar n. Compounds 2, sepulchre n. Additions.

ΚΠ

1837 Dublin Rev. Oct. 372 To this day the relics of some martyrs must be deposited in what is called the sepulchrum of every Catholic altar, at its consecration.

1875 W. Smith & S. Cheetham Dict. Christian Antiq. I. 346/1 The remains of an altar were discovered;..this contained a ‘sepulcrum’ in which was a leaden box, doubtless containing relics.

1978 W. Tydeman Theatre in Middle Ages 53 Relics were also often placed in a cavity at the top of the stone altar-table known as a sepulchrum.

1990 D. F. Scotto Table of Lord i. 15 The portioning of the bodies of saints eventually led to the seventh-eighth century custom of enclosing these relics in the top of the altar-slab either in a shallow cavity or in a deeper opening known as the sepulcrum or sepulchre.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sepulchrum
释义	sepulchrumn. Brit. /sᵻˈpʌlkrəm/, U.S. /səˈpəlkrəm/, /sɛˈpəlkrəm/ Forms: 1800s– sepulchrum, 1800s– sepulcrum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sepulcrum. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum (11th cent. in this sense: see sepulchre n.). Roman Catholic Church. historical. A square or oblong cavity in an altar containing a relic or relics placed there at the altar's consecration. Cf. altar cavity n. at altar n. Compounds 2, sepulchre n. Additions. ΚΠ 1837 Dublin Rev. Oct. 372 To this day the relics of some martyrs must be deposited in what is called the sepulchrum of every Catholic altar, at its consecration. 1875 W. Smith & S. Cheetham Dict. Christian Antiq. I. 346/1 The remains of an altar were discovered;..this contained a ‘sepulcrum’ in which was a leaden box, doubtless containing relics. 1978 W. Tydeman Theatre in Middle Ages 53 Relics were also often placed in a cavity at the top of the stone altar-table known as a sepulchrum. 1990 D. F. Scotto Table of Lord i. 15 The portioning of the bodies of saints eventually led to the seventh-eighth century custom of enclosing these relics in the top of the altar-slab either in a shallow cavity or in a deeper opening known as the sepulcrum or sepulchre. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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