sepulchre

/ˈsɛpəlkə(r)/ · noun

Meaning

A burial chamber.
A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. were kept from Good Friday till Easter.
To place in a sepulchre.

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Related words

sepulcher(English)sepulture(English)burial chamber(English)whited(English)grave(English)hearse(English)vault(English)repository(English)golgotha(English)jerusalem(English)saladin(English)sion(English)

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