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sep·ul·cher

   [sep-uhl-ker] Show IPA

–noun

1.

a tomb, grave, or burial place.

2.

Also called Easter sepulcher. Ecclesiastical .

a.

a cavity in a mensa for containing relics of martyrs.

b.

a structure or a recess in some old churches in whichthe Eucharist was deposited with due ceremonies onGood Friday and taken out at Easter in commemorationof Christ's entombment and Resurrection.