sepulchre

[ sep-uhl-ker ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

, sep·ul·chred, sep·ul·chring.

1. sepulcher.

sepulchre

/ ˈsɛpəlkə /

noun

1. a burial vault, tomb, or grave
2. Also calledEaster sepulchre a separate alcove in some medieval churches in which the Eucharistic elements were kept from Good Friday until the Easter ceremonies

verb

1. tr to bury in a sepulchre

Word History and Origins

Origin of sepulchre¹

C12: from Old French sépulcre, from Latin sepulcrum, from sepelīre to bury

Example Sentences

Sun illuminated the top of Father Ariel’s head, and behind him, a domed mural of the stages of Jesus’ life — his birth in a manger, his crucifixion atop Calvary, and his resurrection after emerging from a stone sepulchre — seemed to swell higher with every slow, measured note of music from the raftered choir.

From Salon

Earlier Sunday, Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre — revered as the site of Jesus’s crucifixion — also held a service.

From Seattle Times

Earlier Sunday, Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre — revered as the site of Jesus’s crucifixion — also held a service.

From Seattle Times

Nero’s “claim to be a great singer led him to perform in front of large audiences,” says Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, governor general of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, which owns the site.

From Scientific American

Quietly, apart from the tapping of the sticks, they file into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for prayers.

From BBC