sepulture

Example Sentences

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In place thairof, sen I have ellis left it unto zow, I send unto zow ane sepulture of hard stane, collourit with blak, sawin with teiris and bones.

From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various

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

Thus died the curate of Esco, in the year 1805; he was refused ecclesiastical sepulture, and was privately buried within the walls of the tribunal.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

The mode of sepulture was that practiced by the natives of this continent.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

The central picture represents a dead Christ, surrounded by the men and women who ministered to him, preparing him for sepulture.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward