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sepulcher

sep·ul·cher [ sépp'lkər ]


noun  (plural sep·ul·chers)
Definition:
 
1. burial place: a vault in which a corpse is buried

2. U.S. container for relics: a container for sacred relics, especially one in an altar



transitive verb  (past and past participle sep·ul·chered, present participle sep·ul·cher·ing, 3rd person present singular sep·ul·chers)
Definition:
 
put corpse in burial vault: to put a corpse into a sepulcher ( literary )

[12th century. Via French< Latin sepulc(h)rum< sepult-, past participle of sepelire "bury"]
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