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sepulchre

UK
/ˈsɛp.əl.kə/
US
/səˈpʌl.kɚ/

Translations

sepulchrenoun
sepulchres
pl
UK
/ˈsɛp.əl.kə/
US
/səˈpʌl.kɚ/
The ancient king was buried in a grand sepulchre.
Древний царь был похоронен в величественной гробнице.
The family sepulchre was located in the old cemetery.
Семейный склеп находился на старом кладбище.
Additional translations
мавзолей
усыпальница
Synonyms
grave
interment site
burial place
mausoleum
crypt
tomb
sepulchreverb
sepulchred
Past Simple
sepulchred
Past Participle
sepulchring
Gerund
UK
/sɪˈpʌlkə/
US
/səˈpʌlkər/
They sepulchre the ancient king in a grand tomb.
Они погребают древнего короля в величественной гробнице.
Additional translations
хоронить как в склепе
Synonyms
tomb
lay to rest
inhumate
inhume
inter
entomb
bury

Definitions

sepulchrenoun
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.
sepulchreverb
To place in a sepulchre; to bury.
The ancient king was sepulchred in a grand tomb adorned with treasures.
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