I. noun
or sep·ul·chre ˈsepəlkə(r) archaic sə̇ˈp-
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English sepulcre, from Old French, from Latin sepulcrum, sepulchrum, from sepelire to bury; akin to Greek hepein to care for, prepare, Sanskrit sapati he seeks after, courts, honors, saparyati he pays homage, worships
1.
a. : a place for the interment of a dead body : grave , tomb
b. : a final end or resting place : repository , terminus
my heart … shall be thy sepulcher — Shakespeare
the sepulcher of all … French hopes — F.L.Schuman
2.
a. : a receptacle for religious relics especially in an altar
b. : easter sepulcher 1
II. transitive verb
or sepulchre “
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to place or receive in a sepulcher : bury , entomb