Sepulchre

Sepulchre
Sepulcher Sep"ul*cher, Sepulchre Sep"ul*chre, n. [OE. sepulcre, OF. sepulcre, F. s['e]pulcre, fr. L. sepulcrum, sepulchrum, fr. sepelire to bury.] The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb. [1913 Webster]

The stony entrance of this sepulcher. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher. --John xx. 1. [1913 Webster]

{A whited sepulcher}. Fig.: Any person who is fair outwardly but unclean or vile within. See --Matt. xxiii. 27. [1913 Webster]


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  • sepulchre — Sepulchre, Sepulchrum, Bustum, Monumentum, Tumulus, Tymbus. Un sepulchre, ou une sorte de pierre qui consume le corps qu on met dedans, Sarcophagus. Sepulchres pour soy et pour sa famille, Familiaria sepulchra. Faire un sepulchre eslevé,… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • sepulchre — also sepulcher, c.1200, tomb, burial place, especially the cave where Jesus was buried outside Jerusalem (Holy Sepulcher or Saint Sepulcher), from O.Fr. sepulcre (11c.), from L. sepulcrum grave, tomb, from root of sepelire to bury, originally to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sepulchre — is spelt re in BrE and sepulcher in AmE …   Modern English usage

  • sepulchre — (US sepulcher) ► NOUN ▪ a stone tomb or monument in which a dead person is laid or buried. ORIGIN Latin sepulcrum burial place , from sepelire bury …   English terms dictionary

  • sepulchre — [sep′əl kər] n., vt. sepulchred, sepulchring Brit. sp. of SEPULCHER …   English World dictionary

  • Sepulchre — A sepulchre, or sepulcher, is a type of tomb or burial chamber [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sepulcher] Dictionary.com definition] . In ancient Hebrew practice, sepulchres were often carved into the rock of a hillside.The word is… …   Wikipedia

  • sepulchre — n. & v. (US sepulcher) n. a tomb esp. cut in rock or built of stone or brick, a burial vault or cave. v.tr. 1 lay in a sepulchre. 2 serve as a sepulchre for. Phrases and idioms: the Holy Sepulchre the tomb in which Christ was laid. whited… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sepulchre — I. noun or sepulcher Etymology: Middle English sepulcre, from Anglo French, from Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum, from sepelire to bury; akin to Greek hepein to care for, Sanskrit saparyati he honors Date: 13th century 1. a place of burial ; tomb 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sepulchre — 1. noun /ˈsɛpəɫkə(ɹ),ˈsɛpəɫkɚ/ A burial chamber. Syn: tomb See Also: right of sepulchre, sepulchral, sepulture 2. verb /ˈsɛpəɫkə(ɹ),ˈsɛpəɫkɚ/ To pla …   Wiktionary

  • Sepulchre —    First mentioned as purchased by Abraham for Sarah from Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23:20). This was the cave of the field of Machpelah, where also Abraham and Rebekah and Jacob and Leah were burried (79:29 32). In Acts 7:16 it is said that Jacob… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • sepulchre — UK [ˈsep(ə)lkə(r)] / US [ˈsep(ə)lkər] noun [countable] Word forms sepulchre : singular sepulchre plural sepulchres old fashioned a place made of stone in which dead people are buried …   English dictionary

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