Meaning & use
sepulcher
A small room or vault used for burial, especially one built into a wall or cut from rock.
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Pilgrims still visit the ancient sepulcher believed to house the remains of the saint.
The knight's stone sepulcher lay undisturbed in the cathedral for centuries.
A note on using this word
A formal, literary word; "tomb" or "grave" are the everyday equivalents. Also spelled "sepulchre" in British English.
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