sepulchre
/ˈsɛpəlkə//ˈsɛpəlkɚ/
词源链
- 英语English
sepulchre
词源说明
From Middle English sepulchre, sepulcre, sepulker, from late Old English sepulcer, Old French sepulchre, sepulcre, and their etymon Latin sepulchrum, sepulcrum (“grave, burial place”).
释义
名词noun
- 1A burial chamber.
- 2(Christianity, historical) A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.
动词verb
- 1transitiveTo place in a sepulchre.