sepulture

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The Indians tell you that it was a place of sepulture, and the Mexicans give you the universal reply of ignorance in this country: Quien Sabe?—who knows? who can tell?”

From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous

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.

In case of death, ecclesiastical sepulture shall be granted, but secretly, unless it is inconvenient.

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

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

But who art thou that lookest forth sublime, 2690 A soul upsoaring as from sepulture, Body and spirit pure and free from stain, As gold and silver tried by seven-timed fire?

From Elias An Epic of the Ages by Whitney, Orson F.