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1. sepulcre n.

57 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A tomb; a place of burial, grave; also fig.; right of sepulcre, the right to a place of burial; (b) the tomb, or rock cave, in which Jesus was buried; also, the church in Jerusalem built to cover……

2. tāken v.

3092 quotations in 85 senses
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(a) To grip, take hold; taken to, clutch at (sb.), hold tight to; also, grasp [transl. of L adprehendere]; (b) to take hold of (sb. or sth.), grasp with the hand(s, grab; pick (sb. or sth.) up, lift……

3. Whit-Sǒn-dai n.

Additional spellings: Whit-Sondai
28 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Eccl. Pentecost, the festival celebrated by the church on the seventh Sunday after Easter in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples, Whitsunday; also, as adv.: on……

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