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Definition: CIST

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A box or chest. Specifically: (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings. (b) A cinerary urn.[Websters]
2. See Cyst.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Cist" is a common misspelling or typo for: cost, fist, cists, DIST, Crist, cits.

Date "Cist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Cist \Cist\, noun. [Latin expression cista box, chest, Greek compare to Chest.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CIST

Domain Definition
Literature Cist (Greek kistê, Latin cista). A chest or box. Generally used as a coffer for the remains of the dead. The Greek and Roman cist was a deep cylindrical basket made of wickerwork, like a lady's work-basket. The basket into which voters cast their tablets was called a "cist;" but the mystic cist used in the rites of Ceres was latterly made of bronze. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: CIST

Expressions Domain Definition
Cist Urn Literature (A). An urn for the ashes of those buried in cists. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Extended Definition: CIST

Cist

Cist
Cist
For the Mediterranean flower, see Cistaceae.
For the American Civil War general, see Henry M. Cist.
For a sac of tissue in the body, see Cyst.

A cist (pronounced /ˈkɪst/ or /ˈsɪst/) or kist (/ˈkɪst/)[1] [2] is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies of the dead, and examples of which can be found all over the world. [3][4][5][6] A cist may have been associated with other monuments, perhaps under a cairn or long barrow. It would not be uncommon to find several cists close together within the same cairn or barrow. Occasionally, ornaments have been found within a cist under excavation, which could indicate the wealth of the interred individual.

References

  1. Houghton Mifflin (2000). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed, Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, page 339. ISBN 978-0-395-82517-4. 
  2. Merriam-Webster Unabridged (MWU). (Online subscription-based reference service of Merriam-Webster, based on Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002.) Headword cist. Accessed 2007-12-11.
  3. http://www.calvin.edu/academic/archaeology/uj/publicat/reports/cheney.htm A Cist Burial in Jordan
  4. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0006-0895(196309)26%3A3%3C73%3ABIAPFT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X Burials in Ancient Palestine: From the Stone Age to Abraham
  5. http://projectsx.dartmouth.edu/history/bronze_age/lessons/les/6.html The Early Minoan Period: The Tombs
  6. http://www.wollamshram.ca/1001/Bologna/bologna_appen.htm Excavation of Cist in Bologna, Italy

See also

  • kistvaen

External links

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Cist". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: CIST

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Cist 7     Cist 7

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"cist" is a common misspelling or typo for: cost, fist, cists, DIST, Crist, cits.

Synonyms: cist
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 cyst, sarcophagus.
Consider also: coffin, vesicle, blister, casket.
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Computed Synonyms: cist

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   4.0095   cist     tomb     grave, sepulchre, sepulcher, burial pit, crypt   
 2   4.0091   cist     sepulchre     tomb, grave, mausoleum, burial chamber, sepulcher   
 3   3.0197   cist     case     casing, box, matter, affair, housing   
 4   3.0095   cist     box     case, chest, container, bin, casing   
 5   2.2198   cist     cyst     bladder, urinary bladder, blister, sac, bag   
 6   2.1196   cist     casket     coffin, box, case, cabinet, forehearth casing   
 7   2.1095   cist     vault     arch, vaulting, cellar, spring, jump   
 8   2.1090   cist     entombment     burial, interment, inhumation, sepulture, funeral   
 9   2.0497   cist     cistus     rockrose, cyst   
 10   2.0195   cist     carton     cardboard, tin, box, pasteboard, tub   
 11   2.0095   cist     urn     vase, jug, jar, pot, box   
 12   2.0094   cist     grave     serious, tomb, solemn, graver, Graves   
 13   2.0093   cist     rockrose     cistus, cyst, the fuzz, helianthemum   
 14   2.0092   cist     feretory     shrine, reliquary, bier, tomb, sepulchre   
 15   2.0089   cist     sarcophagus     sarcophagi, stone coffin, coffin, tomb, carnivorous   
--------------------     49 synonyms ranked from 16 to 64 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: cist

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.1091   cist     burial pit     tomb, subterranean corridor, last resting place   
 2   1.0188   cist     stone coffin     sarcophagus, coffin, tomb   
 3   1.0092   cist     lie down     lie, sleep, go to bed   
 4   1.0092   cist     ditty bag     sea bag, bag, barracks bag   
 5   1.0090   cist     knock down     beat, break down, smash   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: CIST

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Albanian mauzole prej guri (cist). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Armenian աճյունակալ սափոր (cist), կողով (basket, canister, cist, frail, hamper). Additional references: Armenian, Armenia, Azerbaijan, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Armjanski Yazyk աճյունակալ սափոր (cist), կողով (basket, canister, cist, frail, hamper). Additional references: Armjanski Yazyk, Armenia, Azerbaijan, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut mauzole prej guri (cist). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski камък (stone, rock, calculus, cist, concretion), ковчег от дърво (cist), ковчег от дърво или камък (cist), сандъче за свещени съдове (cist). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) kamʺk (stone, rock, calculus, cist, concretion), kovcheg ot dʺrvo (cist), kovcheg ot dʺrvo ili kamʺk (cist), sandʺche za sveshcheni sʺdove (cist). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian cista (cist, cyst), škrinjica (cist), prethistorijski kameni grob ili komora (cist), kovèeg (box, chest, cist, trunk, trunkful), krabice (box, bandbox, boxful, caddy, carton). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese cista (cist). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian камък (stone, rock, calculus, cist, concretion), ковчег от дърво (cist), ковчег от дърво или камък (cist), сандъче за свещени съдове (cist). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) kamʺk (stone, rock, calculus, cist, concretion), kovcheg ot dʺrvo (cist), kovcheg ot dʺrvo ili kamʺk (cist), sandʺche za sveshcheni sʺdove (cist). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina cista (cist, cyst), škrinjica (cist), prethistorijski kameni grob ili komora (cist), kovèeg (box, chest, cist, trunk, trunkful), krabice (box, bandbox, boxful, caddy, carton). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 石柜 (cist), 箱形石坟 (cist), 圣器箱 (cist). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 箱形石墳 (cist), 石柜 (cist). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech cista (cist, cyst), škrinjica (cist), prethistorijski kameni grob ili komora (cist), kovèeg (box, chest, cist, trunk, trunkful), krabice (box, bandbox, boxful, caddy, carton). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Ena աճյունակալ սափոր (cist), կողով (basket, canister, cist, frail, hamper). Additional references: Ena, Armenia, Azerbaijan, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Ermeni Dili աճյունակալ սափոր (cist), կողով (basket, canister, cist, frail, hamper). Additional references: Ermeni Dili, Armenia, Azerbaijan, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Ermenice աճյունակալ սափոր (cist), կողով (basket, canister, cist, frail, hamper). Additional references: Ermenice, Armenia, Azerbaijan, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Français ciste (rockrose, cistus, cist, cyst). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
French ciste (rockrose, cistus, cist, cyst). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg kishtey (carton, case, casket, chest, cist). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck kishtey (carton, case, casket, chest, cist). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Haieren աճյունակալ սափոր (cist), կողով (basket, canister, cist, frail, hamper). Additional references: Haieren, Armenia, Azerbaijan, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 석관 (sarcophagus, cist, slate), 돌궤 (cist), 제기상자 (cist), 석궤 (cist), 상자꼴 석분 (cist), 〈고고〉 선사 시대의 석관 (cist), 제기 상자 (cist). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 석관 (sarcophagus, cist, slate), 돌궤 (cist), 제기상자 (cist), 석궤 (cist), 상자꼴 석분 (cist), 〈고고〉 선사 시대의 석관 (cist), 제기 상자 (cist). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian cista (cist), tomba preistorica (cist). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 石櫃 (cist), 貯蔵用穴蔵 (cist), 石棺 (sarcophagus, stone coffin, cist, sarcophagi, coffin), 祭具箱 (cist). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 석관 (sarcophagus, cist, slate), 돌궤 (cist), 제기상자 (cist), 석궤 (cist), 상자꼴 석분 (cist), 〈고고〉 선사 시대의 석관 (cist), 제기 상자 (cist). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx kishtey (carton, case, casket, chest, cist). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic kishtey (carton, case, casket, chest, cist). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese sepultura pré-histórica (cist), cista (cist). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Provençal messugue (rockrose, cistus, cist, cyst). Additional references: Provençal, France, Monaco, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi hällkista (cist), grav (grave, sepulchre, tomb, canal, channel). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian гробница (cist, sepulchre, shrine, tomb, entombment). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) grobnitsa (cist, sepulchre, shrine, tomb, entombment). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki гробница (cist, sepulchre, shrine, tomb, entombment). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) grobnitsa (cist, sepulchre, shrine, tomb, entombment). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) kripta (crypt, cist, undercroft, vault). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip mauzole prej guri (cist). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip mauzole prej guri (cist). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë mauzole prej guri (cist). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip mauzole prej guri (cist). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Somkhuri աճյունակալ սափոր (cist), կողով (basket, canister, cist, frail, hamper). Additional references: Somkhuri, Armenia, Azerbaijan, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish tumba (tomb, grave, sepulchre, cist, fall), arquilla (cist). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska hällkista (cist), grav (grave, sepulchre, tomb, canal, channel). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish hällkista (cist), grav (grave, sepulchre, tomb, canal, channel). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk mauzole prej guri (cist). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian скринька (casket, box, case, hussy, cabinet), гробниця (reliquary, feretory, tomb, cist, entombment). Additional references: Ukrainian, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) skrinʹka (casket, box, case, hussy, cabinet), grobnitsya (reliquary, feretory, tomb, cist, entombment). Additional references: Ukrainian, cist. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe mauzole prej guri (cist). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), cist. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: CIST

Language Translations for “cist” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag cathagist (cist). Additional references: Athag, cist. (volunteer)
Double Dutch cagist (cist). Additional references: Double Dutch, cist. (volunteer)
Leet ¢!§-|- (cist). Additional references: Leet, cist. (volunteer)
Oppish copist (cist). Additional references: Oppish, cist. (volunteer)
Pig Latin istcay (cist). Additional references: Pig Latin, cist. (volunteer)
Terran B cistat (cist). Additional references: Terran B, cist. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi cubist (cist). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, cist. (volunteer)
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