I. noun
or sep·ul·cher ˈse-pəl-kər
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
II. transitive verb
or sepulcher
( -chred or -chered ; -chring or sep·ul·chering -k(ə-)riŋ)
Date: 1591
1. archaic : to place in or as if in a sepulchre : bury
2. archaic : to serve as a sepulchre for