Holy Sepulchre

English

Alternative forms

  • Holy Sepulcher

Etymology

From Middle English Holy Sepulcre, holi sepulcre, equivalent to holy + sepulchre.

Proper noun

Holy Sepulchre

  1. (Christianity) The tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion.

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