How do you use Sepulchre in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like sepulcher or sepulture, plus the exact meaning.
Sepulchre meaning
- A burial chamber.
- A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.
Using Sepulchre
- The main meaning on this page is: A burial chamber. | A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.
- Useful related words include: burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulture, grave.
- In the example corpus, sepulchre often appears in combinations such as: holy sepulchre, the sepulchre, sepulchre and.
Context around Sepulchre
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sepulchre
- In this selection, "sepulchre" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, holy, naira, opened, signed and built stand out and add context to how "sepulchre" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the holy sepulchre and the and the holy sepulchre. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sepulchre" sits close to words such as abstention, actuarial and admonition, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sepulchre
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She was interred at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram. (10 words)
The first, and oldest, is in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (12 words)
A ramp provides access to the Old City’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (14 words)
On July 4, the Maltese Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre signed a historic agreement with Heritage Malta, where it was granted the use of the Enceinte Hall located in Valletta’s Fort St Elmo for 25 years. (41 words)
That's what everyone's afraid of," said Palestinian souvenir seller Marwan, as he sold candles to Christian pilgrims heading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - built where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. (37 words)
This photo shows the Brown family of Atlanta, from left, Jayde Brown, Jay’Elle Brown, Jayson R. Brown, Tammy Brown and Jayson E. Brown at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Dec. 27, 2019. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Most of them are in the crypts adjacent to the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre and the Chapel of the Most Holy Sacrament.
On July 4, the Maltese Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre signed a historic agreement with Heritage Malta, where it was granted the use of the Enceinte Hall located in Valletta’s Fort St Elmo for 25 years.
That's what everyone's afraid of," said Palestinian souvenir seller Marwan, as he sold candles to Christian pilgrims heading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - built where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.
The oldest object in the regalia, the spoon was used to pour the chrism oil, consecrated at the Holy Sepulchre church in Jerusalem, before the anointing of the new King and Queen.
The Archbishop arranged for her to be received in the Benedictine St Sepulchre's Priory in located in the Oaten Hill area off what is now Old Dover Road.
The Christian denominations that share custody of the Holy Sepulchre face closures unprecedented in living memory, as do Jewish and Muslim leaders in a city that has sites sacred to all three faiths.
This photo shows the Brown family of Atlanta, from left, Jayde Brown, Jay’Elle Brown, Jayson R. Brown, Tammy Brown and Jayson E. Brown at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Dec. 27, 2019.
A ramp provides access to the Old City’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
She was interred at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram.
The first, and oldest, is in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
There is something Monty Python-ish about the Crusaders, miles off course, demanding to see the Holy Sepulchre; and the link to the hopelessness of the modern soldiers is deftly made.
A protest poster at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre depicting the objects of the protest, MK Rachel Azaria (top left) and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (top right).
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the rest of the Old City lies in east Jerusalem, captured by Israel from its Jordanian occupiers in the Six Day War of 1967 and later annexed by Israel.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem reopened on Wednesday after a three-day protest against the Israeli authorities’ decision to impose taxes on real estate owned by the churches sharing custody of the holy site.
The two men who act as keepers of the key of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre opened its large wooden doors at around 4am (10am Singapore time), ending the protest that began on Sunday at noon.
The two men who act as keepers of the key of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre opened its large wooden doors at around 4am, ending the protest that began on Sunday at noon.
Uncompleted white elephant projects are littered across the state because of the alleged paucity of funds; yet, the government is constructing a multi-billion Naira sepulchre in the name of a state worship centre.
Although it is widely claimed that he took the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri ("advocate" or "defender" of the Holy Sepulchre), this title is only used in a letter that was not written by Godfrey.
An inscription by the native Humanist scholar Lovato dei Lovati placed near the tomb reads: error However, more recent tests suggest the sepulchre dates to the between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC.
Contemporary sources credit the emperor with spending vast sums in an effort to restore the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after this agreement was made.
Common combinations with sepulchre
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- holy sepulchre 28×
- the sepulchre 6×
- sepulchre and 4×
- sepulchre in 3×
- sepulchre opened 2×
- sepulchre of 2×