Meaning & use
Sepulchres
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Burial vaults or tombs, especially ones cut into rock or built of stone.
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The ancient sepulchres carved into the hillside had lain undisturbed for centuries.
Pilgrims traveled great distances to visit the sepulchres of early saints.
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The British spelling 'sepulchre' (American English favors 'sepulcher') comes from Latin sepulcrum, 'burial place.'
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