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Sepulcher is an English word with synonyms like sepulchre or sepulture. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sepulcher in a sentence

Sepulcher meaning

Alternative form of sepulchre.

Synonyms of Sepulcher

burial chamber sepulchre sepulture grave tomb chamber

Related words

Other words often associated with Sepulcher or its synonyms:

grievous critical entombment assembly dangerous death place cavity sedate weighty interment serious

Using Sepulcher

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of sepulchre.
  • Useful related words include: burial chamber, sepulchre, sepulture, grave.
  • In the example corpus, sepulcher often appears in combinations such as: holy sepulcher.

Context around Sepulcher

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

holy 5×

Often after:

hidden 1× feb 1×

Sentence patterns with Sepulcher

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the sepulcher 1× the holy sepulcher are to 1× the holy sepulcher feb 26 1× the holy sepulcher hidden within 1× the holy sepulcher in the 1× the holy sepulcher is built 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a christian pilgrim 1× the church of 1× then less than 1× this area the 1× tourists pray outside 1× vespers of holy 1×

Common sentence endings:

around the world 1× buried and resurrected 1× city of jerusalem 1× in the sepulcher 1× s old city 1×

Words around Sepulcher

Just before it in the word index:

sepulana 3 septuplets 2 septum 26 septuaginta 2 septuagint 54 septuagesima 2

Just after it in the word index:

sepulchral 10 sepulchre 41 sepulchres 3 sepulona 3 sepuloni 4 sepultura 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Sepulcher

  • In this selection, "sepulcher" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, holy, hidden and feb stand out and add context to how "sepulcher" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the sepulcher and the holy sepulcher are to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sepulcher" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sepulcher

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Tourists pray outside the locked doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Feb. 26 in Jerusalem’s Old City. (20 words)

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is built on the spot where Catholics and Orthodox Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. (23 words)

Vespers of Holy and Great Friday The crucified Christ, just before the Deposition from the Cross and the placing of the Epitaphios in the Sepulcher. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

A Christian pilgrim is blessed by a priest at the Ethiopian Monastery of Deir es-Sultan, located on the roof of the famed Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem. (34 words)

Then, less than a half a mile away, is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, hidden within the streets of the Christian Quarter and a beacon of Christianity for Christians all around the world. (34 words)

This area, the heart of Jerusalem, is where magnificent holy places such as the Al Aqsa mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher are to be found. (28 words)

Example sentences (6)

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is built on the spot where Catholics and Orthodox Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.

A Christian pilgrim is blessed by a priest at the Ethiopian Monastery of Deir es-Sultan, located on the roof of the famed Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Then, less than a half a mile away, is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, hidden within the streets of the Christian Quarter and a beacon of Christianity for Christians all around the world.

This area, the heart of Jerusalem, is where magnificent holy places such as the Al Aqsa mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher are to be found.

Tourists pray outside the locked doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher Feb. 26 in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Vespers of Holy and Great Friday The crucified Christ, just before the Deposition from the Cross and the placing of the Epitaphios in the Sepulcher.

Common combinations with sepulcher

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sepulcher" in a sentence?
An example: "The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is built on the spot where Catholics and Orthodox Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "sepulcher" from authentic English texts.
What does "sepulcher" mean?
Sepulcher means: Alternative form of sepulchre.
What are synonyms of "sepulcher"?
Common synonyms of "sepulcher" include: burial chamber, sepulchre, sepulture, grave, tomb, chamber.
How many example sentences with "sepulcher" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "sepulcher", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.