Sepulchre refers to a place of burial or tomb, or a receptacle for religious relics.
Sepulchre se refiere a un lugar de entierro o tumba, o a un receptáculo para reliquias religiosas.
| Front | sepulchre \SEP-ul-ker\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A place of burial; tomb 2. A receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar ["Sepulchre" (also spelled "sepulcher") first appeared in Middle English around the beginning of the 13th century. It was originally spelled "sepulcre," a spelling taken from Anglo-French. Like many words borrowed into English from French, "sepulchre" has roots in Latin. In Latin, "sepulchre" is "sepulcrum," a noun that is derived from the verb "sepelire," which means "to bury." "Sepultus," the past participle of "sepelire," gives us -- also by way of Anglo-French -- the related noun "sepulture," which is a synonym for "burial" and "sepulchre."] |
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