sepulture

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It is not unusual to find, on such occasions, a special clause, in the conveyance, for their protection, and for the perpetual tabooing of the place of sepulture.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

This was one of the “Memaloose” or sepulture places of the Indians.

From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison

After his death he was laid to rest in the Pantheon set aside by the Poles for the sepulture of their literary celebrities.

From The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy

The arca, or family sepulture, can no longer be traced in the church.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Gozzi, Carlo

In that catacomb, remarkable for containing the primitive baptistery of the Church, there yet remains a monument of these saints, marking their place of sepulture.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.