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PRONUNCIATION OF SEPULCHER

sepulcher  [ˈsɛpəlkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEPULCHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sepulcher is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEPULCHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sepulcher

Tomb

A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEPULCHER


baulker
ˈbɔːlkə
bilker
ˈbɪlkə
bulker
ˈbʌlkə
ensepulchre
ɪnˈsepəlkə
Gomulka
ɡəˈmʊlkə
ilka
ˈɪlkə
Khalkha
ˈkælkə
milker
ˈmɪlkə
polka
ˈpɒlkə
pulka
ˈpʊlkə
Rilke
ˈrɪlkə
rusalka
ruːˈsælkə
sculker
ˈskʌlkə
sepulchre
ˈsɛpəlkə
skulker
ˈskʌlkə
sulker
ˈsʌlkə
Tendulkar
tɛnˈdʊlkə
yarmulke
ˈjɑːməlkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEPULCHER

septimal
septime
septimole
septivalent
septleva
septuagenarian
septuagenary
Septuagesima
Septuagint
septum
septuor
septuple
septuplet
septuplicate
sepulchral
sepulchrally
sepulchre
sepulchrous
sepultural
sepulture

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEPULCHER

archer
belcher
butcher
catcher
coucher
filcher
Fischer
fletcher
grade school teacher
launcher
pilcher
pitcher
researcher
Schumacher
squelcher
student teacher
teacher
voucher
watcher
welcher

Synonyms and antonyms of sepulcher in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sepulcher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEPULCHER

Find out the translation of sepulcher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sepulcher from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sepulcher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坟墓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sepulcro
570 millions of speakers

English

sepulcher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क़ब्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гроб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sepulcro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমাধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sépulcre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kubur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grab
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地下墓所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무덤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepulcher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lăng làm bằng đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல்லறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दबदबा निर्माण करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gömüt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sepolcro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grób
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

труну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mormânt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τάφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

graf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sepulchre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

graven
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sepulcher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEPULCHER»

The term «sepulcher» is regularly used and occupies the 63.679 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEPULCHER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sepulcher» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sepulcher» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sepulcher

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEPULCHER»

Discover the use of sepulcher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sepulcher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Geological Survey Professional Paper
SEPULCHER FORMATION The name Sepulcher Formation (new name) is here proposed for the dominantly light colored an- desitic and dacitic rocks of the Washburn Group in the northwestern and north-central parts of Yellowstone National ...
‎1972
2
Mummies and Mortuary Monuments: A Postprocessual Prehistory ...
Open Sepulcher Sites in the South-Central Andes 164 6.2. Open Sepulcher Sites in the Mid-Central Andes 178 6.3. Open Sepulcher Sites in the North-Central Andes 206 7.1. Location of the Chota-Cutervo Region 216 7.2. Chota-Cutervo Area ...
William H. Isbell, 2010
3
The Romance of the Holy Land in American Travel Writing, ...
The sepulcher "hewn out of rock" is a marble sarcophagus, somewhat resembling a common marble bathing tub, with a lid of the same material. Over it hang forty-three lamps, which burn without ceasing night and day. The sarcophagus is six ...
Professor Brian Yothers, 2013
4
The messiahship, or, Great demonstration: written for the ...
Now in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden ; and in the garden a new sepulcher, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore, because of the Jews' preparation-day ; for the sepulcher was nigh at hand.
Walter Scott, 1859
5
The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: ...
41 And a garden was, in the place, ivhere he was crucified, and a new sepulcher was, in the garden, in which nobne had ever been laid. 42 And they laid Jesus there, on account of the preparation of the Jews, for the sepulcher was near.
‎1848
6
Gemstone of Paradise : The Holy Grail in Wolfram's Parzival: ...
The eastern door is set apart for the use of the guardians of the sepulcher. Between these three small doors and the fourth door—by which one goes into the sepulcher itself—is an altar which, though small, is of great sanctity. On it our Lord's ...
G. Ronald Murphy Professor of German Georgetown University, 2006
7
Wisdom Against Folly
(d) Author of John: “The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early when it was yet dark, unto the Sepulcher, and SAW THE STONE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE SEPULCHER. Then SHE RUNNETH, AND COMETH TO SIMON PETER, ...
Dauda Tsoho [Alhaji], 2010
8
Through the Eyes of the Beholder: The Holy Land, 1517-1713
the colonnade of the Holy Sepulcher. Under these columns are eighteen thicker columns on six bases reaching the ground, spanned by seventeen arches. The floor under the dome is inlaid with marble. In the center is the dome of the Holy ...
Judy A. Hayden, Nabil Matar, 2012
9
Discovering the World of the Bible
The Holy Sepulcher has a marble slab raised above the floor, marking the PLACE WHERE JESUS WAS BURIED. According to tradition, the original stone slab is beneath the one that is displayed. Behind the edicule is a small Coptic chapel, ...
LaMar C. Berrett, 1996
10
The Thirteenth Disciple: Soldier Or Saint
The soldiers who were there showed them the way to the sepulcher. By the time they arrived, a great stone had been rolled in front of the opening to the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, John and Joseph, Marcus' servant. John told ...
Jack Luchsinger, calibre (0.7.43) [http://calibre-ebook.com], 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEPULCHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sepulcher is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stoughton plans reflagging graves, Memorial Day Parade
Reflagging graves of all veterans at the Holy Sepulcher and Evergreen Cemeteries at 10 a.m. For those wishing to reflag at the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery on ... «Wicked Local Stoughton, May 15»
2
Holy fire ceremony in Jerusalem draws thousands
In a ritual dating back at least 1,200 years, they crowded Saturday into the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Christian tradition holds that Jesus was crucified ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
3
Right of Sepulcher: Reconciling Changing Views and Standards
The common law right of sepulcher is the right of the surviving next of kin to find "solace and comfort" in the ritual of undisturbed burial, and permits the next of kin ... «New York Law Journal, Apr 15»
4
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulcher… …And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. Come find out what happened to the ... «Voice of the Valley, Mar 15»
5
BRUCE FEIN: Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian sepulcher
Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine should be undisturbing to the United States. It will prove Mr. Putin's sepulcher. Let's not stand in his way. «Washington Times, Feb 15»
6
An Israeli Halloween
You can visit the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, Notre Dame Center or Dormition Abby in Jerusalem, each of which hosts a special mass in celebration of the ... «Jerusalem Post, Oct 14»
7
Pope, patriarch pray in Holy Sepulcher church
Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I embraced one another in the stone courtyard outside the 12th century Church of the Holy Sepulcher and ... «Yahoo News, May 14»
8
Pope, Orthodox patriarch pray in Holy Sepulcher church
Francis and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I embraced one another in the stone courtyard outside the 12th century Church of the Holy Sepulcher and recited ... «Hurriyet Daily News, May 14»
9
Pope Francis hopes to heal Christian rifts, at a Jerusalem church …
A 19th century German missionary built a model of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, color coded to indicate which areas belonged to which community. Credit:. «Public Radio International, May 14»
10
[Kim Seong-kon] Woe to a whitewashed sepulcher
Does Korean society resemble the whitewashed sepulcher Jesus referred to when he criticized the scribes and Pharisees? Considering the recent tragic ... «The Korea Herald, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sepulcher [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sepulcher>. Apr 2024 ».
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