English Explanatory Dictionary

sepulchre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A burial chamber.
  2. A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.
verb
  1. To place in a sepulchre.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛpəlkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sepulchre.wav /ˈsɛpəlkɚ/ /ˈsiːpəlkəɹ/

Word forms

sepulchre sepulchres sepulcher sepulchring sepulchred

Etymology

From Middle English sepulchre, sepulcre, sepulker, from late Old English sepulcer, Old French sepulchre, sepulcre, and their etymon Latin sepulchrum, sepulcrum (“grave, burial place”).

Synonyms

tomb vault crypt

Related words

sepulchral sepulture catacomb cemetery

Derived words

ensepulchre Holy Sepulchre right of sepulchre unsepulchre whited sepulchre
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