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Holy Sepulchre

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Middle English Holy Sepulcre

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Middle English · inherited fromHoly Sepulcre
English todayHoly Sepulchre

From Middle English Holy Sepulcre, holi sepulcre, equivalent to proprialization of holy + sepulchre.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.