English Explanatory Dictionary

Holy Sepulchre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion.

Word forms

Holy Sepulchre Holy Sepulcher

Etymology

From Middle English Holy Sepulcre, holi sepulcre, equivalent to proprialization of holy + sepulchre.

Related words

empty as the tomb on Easter
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