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单词 sepulchre
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sepulchre

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noun

sep·​ul·​chre ˈse-pəl-kər How to pronounce sepulchre (audio)
variants or sepulcher
1
: a place of burial : tomb
2
: a receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar

sepulchre

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verb

variants or sepulcher
sepulchred or sepulchered; sepulchring or sepulchering ˈse-pəl-k(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce sepulchre (audio)

transitive verb

1
archaic : to place in or as if in a sepulchre : bury
2
archaic : to serve as a sepulchre for

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Sepulchre (also spelled sepulcher) first appeared in Middle English around the beginning of the 13th century. It was originally spelled sepulcre, a spelling taken from Anglo-French. Like many words borrowed into English from French, sepulchre has roots buried in Latin. The word arose from Latin sepulcrum, a noun derived from the verb sepelire, meaning "to bury." Sepultus, the past participle of sepelire, gave us—also by way of Anglo-French—the related noun sepulture, which is a synonym of burial and sepulchre.

Synonyms

Noun

  • burial
  • grave
  • sepulture
  • tomb
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Example Sentences

Noun a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance. Al Haas, Philly.com, 28 June 2018 The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. Joe Yudin, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016 The Enclave, Buick’s large, three-row crossover, has been redesigned for 2018, allowing the automaker to finally place its predecessor in a sepulchre and seal the entrance. Al Haas, Philly.com, 28 June 2018 The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. Joe Yudin, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016 The Garden Tomb, is believed by many to be the garden and sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea, and therefore a possible site of the resurrection of Jesus. Joe Yudin, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English sepulcre, from Anglo-French, from Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum, from sepelire to bury; akin to Greek hepein to care for, Sanskrit saparyati he honors

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sepulchre

noun

sep·​ul·​chre
variants or sepulcher
ˈse-pəl-kər
: grave entry 1, tomb

sepulchre

noun

variants or sepulcher
as in tomb
a final resting place for a dead person a poem describing the forgotten sepulcher of a valiant knight of the Middle Ages

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tomb
  • burial
  • grave
  • sepulture
  • mausoleum
  • graveyard
  • cemetery
  • crypt
  • vault
  • catacomb
  • charnel
  • churchyard
  • columbarium
  • tumulus
  • charnel house
  • barrow
  • potter's field
  • mound
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