| 释义 |
sep·ul·cher
I. noun
or sep·ul·chre \ˈsepəlkə(r) archaic sə̇ˈp-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sepulcre, from Old French, from Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum, from sepelire to bury; akin to Greek hepein to care for, prepare, Sanskrit sapati he seeks after, courts, honors, saparyati he pays homage, worships
1.
a. : a place for the interment of a dead body : grave, tomb
b. : a final end or resting place : repository, terminus
< my heart … shall be thy sepulcher — Shakespeare >
< the sepulcher of all … French hopes — F.L.Schuman >
2.
a. : a receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar
b. : easter sepulcher 1
II. transitive verb
or sepulchre \“\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to place or receive in a sepulcher : bury, entomb |