sardius

American  

[sahr-dee-uhs] / ˈsɑr di əs /

noun

1. sard.

2. the precious stone, thought to have been a ruby, in the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. Exodus 28:17.

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sardius British  

/ ˈsɑːdɪəs /

noun

1. Old Testament a precious stone, probably a ruby, set in the breastplate of the high priest

2. another name for sard

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Etymology

Origin of sardius

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sardius, sardeos, sardis, sardius, from Late Latin sardius, from Greek sárdios, sárdios “(stone) of Sardis ”

Example Sentences

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sardius

The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

From Notes on the Apocalypse by David Steele

Behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne 4:3 that looked like a jasper stone and a sardius.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Revelation by Anonymous

Not richer nor more sparkling could the emerald, and the topaz, and the amethyst, and the sardius be, in their gay and beauteous variety, than were the changing leaflets in the sun's burnishing rays.

From The Elm Tree Tales by F. Irene Burge (Frances Irene Burge) Smith

And they set in it four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row.

From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall

Thus had the ceiling of this house a pearl here, and there a diamond; here a jasper, and there a sapphire; here a sardius, and there a jacinth; here a sardonyx, and there an amethyst.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan