cist
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/ˈsɪst/
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/ˈsɪst/ · /ˈkɪst/
Definition of cist
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
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noun
- (historical)A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
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A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
“A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of chest.
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