sepulchre
To place in a sepulchreTo place in a sepulchre.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
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1 sensesTo place in a sepulchre.
Examples
4 sentencesThe whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
The stone sepulchre was decorated with fresh flowers and candles.
And Jacob erected a pillar over her sepulchre: this is the pillar of Rachel's monument, to this day.
You have taken enough punishment, as if you had killed the Pope of Rome, or pissed on the sepulchre of St Peter.
Origin
From Middle English sepulchre, sepulcre, sepulker, from late Old English sepulcer, Old FreFrom Middle English sepulchre, sepulcre, sepulker, from late Old English sepulcer, Old French sepulchre, sepulcre, and their etymon Latin sepulchrum, sepulcrum (“grave, burial place”).
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Forms
sepulchres, sepulchring, sepulchred, sepulchred| Base form | sepulchre · to sepulchre |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sepulchres |
| Present participle | sepulchring |
| Past simple | sepulchred |
| Past participle | sepulchred |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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