sepulture

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This done, he recited another prayer, pronounced a solemn benediction over the place of sepulture, and the body was lowered into it.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison

At the eastern end of both aisles, are two places, formerly appropriated as places of sepulture for the two great Lords of Ashby.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

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

Occasionally, when the site of a graveyard has become known to others than these local Ainu, the place is deserted, and a fresh place of sepulture is chosen.

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage

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