n.
Variant: or sep · ul · cher
Pronunciation: ' se-p ə l-k ə r
Function: noun
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 : a receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar