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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Cist
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(Gr. ido-rn, Lat. cista, a box; cf. Ger. Kiste, Welsh kistvaen, stone-coffin, and also the other Eng. form "chest"), in Greek archaeology, a wicker-work receptacle used in the Eleusinian and other mysteries to carry the sacred vessels; also, in the archaeology of prehistoric man, a coffin formed of flat stones placed edgeways with another flat stone for a cover. The word is also used for a sepulchral chamber cut in the rock (see Coffin).
"Cistern," the common term for a water-tank, is a derivation of the same word (Lat. cisterna; cf. "cave" and "cavern") .
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cist'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cist.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cist'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cist.html. 1910.
