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sepulchre

/ˈsɛp.əl.kə/

/səˈpʌl.kɚ/

sepulchrenoun

sepulchres

/ˈsɛp.əl.kə/

/səˈpʌl.kɚ/

Translations

гробница

The ancient king was buried in a grand sepulchre.

Древний царь был похоронен в величественной гробнице.

склеп

The family sepulchre was located in the old cemetery.

Семейный склеп находился на старом кладбище.

Additional translations

мавзолей

усыпальница

Definitions

A small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.

The ancient sepulchre was discovered by archaeologists during the excavation.

A burial place or tomb, especially one made of stone.

They laid the fallen soldier in a simple sepulchre beside the chapel.

(the Sepulchre) The tomb in which the body of Jesus Christ is believed to have been laid after the Crucifixion.

Pilgrims travelled thousands of miles to pray at the Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Synonyms

grave

interment site

burial place

mausoleum

crypt

tomb

sepulchreverb

sepulchred

Past Simple

sepulchred

Past Participle

sepulchring

Gerund

/sɪˈpʌlkə/

/səˈpʌlkər/

Translations

погребать

They sepulchre the ancient king in a grand tomb.

Они погребают древнего короля в величественной гробнице.

Additional translations

хоронить как в склепе

Definitions

To place in a sepulchre; to bury.

The ancient king was sepulchred in a grand tomb adorned with treasures.

Synonyms

lay to rest