Sepulcher
noun
1.
a tomb, grave, or burial place.
2.
Also called Easter sepulcher. Ecclesiastical.
a cavity in a mensa for containing relics of martyrs.
a structure or a recess in some old churches in which the Eucharist was deposited with due ceremonies on Good Friday and taken out at Easter in commemoration of Christ’s entombment and Resurrection.
verb (used with object)
3.
to place in a sepulcher; bury.
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adjective 1. of, relating to, or serving as a tomb. 2. of or relating to burial. 3. proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal. 4. hollow and deep: sepulchral tones. adjective 1. suggestive of a tomb; gloomy 2. of or relating to a sepulchre
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- Sepultural
noun 1. the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial. 2. sepulcher; tomb. noun 1. the act of placing in a sepulchre 2. an archaic word for sepulchre
- Sepulture
noun 1. the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial. 2. sepulcher; tomb. noun 1. the act of placing in a sepulchre 2. an archaic word for sepulchre
- Seq.
1. sequel. 2. the following (one).