SEPULCHRE


Meaning of SEPULCHRE in English

sep ‧ ul ‧ chre BrE AmE British English , sepulcher American English /ˈsep ə lkə $ -kər/ noun [countable] old use

[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sepulcre , from Latin sepulcrum , from sepelire 'to bury' ]

a small room or building in which the bodies of dead people were put

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