empty tomb

collocation in English

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empty
adjective
uk
/ˈemp.ti/us
/ˈemp.ti/
not containing any things ...
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tomb
noun[C]
uk
/tuːm/us
/tuːm/
a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, ...
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(Definition ofemptyandtombfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofempty tomb

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Identity of the dying and resurrected body is necessary to make sense of theemptytomb.
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Theemptytombis a symbol of faith in divine power.
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In later traditions the egg is also a symbol of theemptytomb.
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The marble monument includes anemptytombwith her name on it.
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In this way a crack in the rock can explain theemptytombon resurrection day.
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In the right-hand light are two angel figures pointing to theemptytomb.
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For him, theemptytombwas a sign, interpreted by the ophthe to the apostles.
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Verse 8 ends with the women fleeing from theemptytomb, and saying nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
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The inverse of this would not have been necessarily true, and so theemptytombis implied, but not emphasized: an empty tomb alone could have indicated many various things.
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Peter finds the grave-clothes in theemptytomband goes away, wondering.
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At the very top of the monument there is an empty coffin (hence cenotaph oremptytomb) with cherubs and strands of foliage carved around it.
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One of the key developments in memorials to the war, the cenotaph, used anemptytombto symbolise these aspects of the war.
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The body is taken away and his ascension is claimed by his apostles on the basis of theemptytomb.
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However, his efforts to end the court are unsuccessful, and his father'semptytombis also classified as a miracle.
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