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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