cist
1[ sist ]
/ sɪst /
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noun Classical Antiquity.
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
Nearby words
cissexual, cissing, cissoid, cissus, cissy, cist, cistaceous, cistercian, cistercians, cistern, cistern barometer
Origin of cist
1Definition for cist (2 of 2)
cist
2[ sist, kist ]
/ sɪst, kɪst /
noun
a prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket.
Also kist.
Origin of cist
2Related formscist·ed, adjectivecis·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for cist (1 of 2)
cist
1/ (sɪst) /
noun
a wooden box for holding ritual objects used in ancient Rome and Greece
Word Origin for cist
C19: from Latin cista box, chest, basket, from Greek kistē
British Dictionary definitions for cist (2 of 2)
cist
2kist
/ (sɪst) /
noun
archaeol a box-shaped burial chamber made from stone slabs or a hollowed tree trunk
Word Origin for cist
C19: from Welsh: chest, from Latin cista box; see cist 1
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Word Origin and History for cist
cist
"sepulchral chest or chamber," 1804, in some cases from Latin cista "wickerwork basket, box," from Greek kiste "box, chest" (see chest); according to OED, in some cases from Welsh cist in cist faen "stone coffin," the first element of which is from the Latin word.
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