sepulture
Example Sentences
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The bodies were brought to the place of sepulture in open coffins, with their faces uncovered.
From Old Church Lore by Andrews, William
Ording's place of sepulture was nearest to the east end or dais.
From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de
"Commending myself, a suppliant, to my great celestial patron Leo, I, Leo XII., his humble client, unworthy of so great a name, have chosen a place of sepulture, near his holy ashes."
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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
A lane on the left leads to the Jewish burial-ground, used as a place of sepulture for the Ghetto for many centuries.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
