Sepulcher - English meaning

noun

An underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient romans.

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While their roman counterparts worshipped in catacombs and underground vaults, the egyptian christi…

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A series of underground passages and rooms where bodies were buried in the past

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They went down into catacombs beneath the church.

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An underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place.

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Thirteen additional art works were packed into the central aisle, adjacent chapels and underground …

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A room or rooms under the floor of a church where people are sometimes buried

noun

A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound.

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The coffin was lowered into the grave

adjective

Giving cause for alarm; serious.

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A matter of grave concern

noun

Another term for grave accent.

noun

An ancient egyptian tomb consisting of an underground burial chamber with rooms above it (at ground level) to store offerings.

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The other wives and attendants tombs were built beside the king's pyramid but were only small recta…

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A stately or impressive building housing a tomb or group of tombs.

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The cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum

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A building in which the bodies of dead people are buried

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A monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient egypt.

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The ancient egyptians used the pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and temples for their gods.

verb

Stack or arrange in the shape of a pyramid.

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What is the " best " way to do the gene pyramiding?

noun

A stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of egypt, rome, and greece.

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It was decided that a stone sarcophagus - not previously used for kings - should be installed.

noun

A large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.

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It is england's oldest borough; athelstan, the first king of england was initially buried here and …

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A structure or underground room where someone, esp. an important person, is buried

noun

The crypt of a church.

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The spatial result resembles a cathedral crypt or an undercroft, yet it is all above ground.

noun

A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings.

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A gothic ribbed vault

verb

Leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole.

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He vaulted over the gate

noun

An act of vaulting.

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The barman, with a practised vault of the bar, was again serving wine