sepulcher
1. sep.ul.cher or sep.ul.chre \'sep-*l-k*r\ n [ME sepulcre, fr. OF, fr. L sepulcrum, sepulchrum, fr. sep]elire to bury; akin to Gk hepein to care for, Skt sapati he serves 1: a place of burial : TOMB 2: a receptacle for religious relics esp. in an altar 2. sepulcher or sepulchre \-k(*-)rin\ vt or sep.ul.cher.ing or sep.ul.chring : to place or receive in a sepulcher : BURY, ENTOMB