HOLY SEPULCHRE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection

Synonyms:

Holy Sepulcher; Holy Sepulchre

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

burial chamber; sepulcher; sepulchre; sepulture (a chamber that is used as a grave)

Holonyms ("Holy Sepulchre" is a part of...):

capital of Israel; Jerusalem (capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom)

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