cimelia

[ si-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh ]

plural noun

, singular ci·me·li·um [si-, mee, -lee-, uh, m, -, meel, -y, uh, m].

1. treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cimelia¹

1655–65; < Medieval Latin < Greek keimḗlion heirloom, treasure, akin to keîsthai to lie, be stored away; cemetery