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Definition of Cists

Cist
Cist Cist, n. [L. cista box, chest, Gr. ? Cf. Chest.] 1. (Antiq.) 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. See Illustration in Appendix. 2. See Cyst.

Meaning of Cists from wikipedia

- the Middle East. A cist may have formerly been ****ociated with other monuments, perhaps under a cairn or a long barrow. Several cists are sometimes found...
- cist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cist is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies of the dead. Cist or CIST may...
- Charles Cist may refer to: Charles Cist (printer) (1738–1805), United States printer Charles Cist (editor) (1792–1868), United States editor This disambiguation...
- known cists on Dartmoor although there could be up to 100 that remain buried underneath unexplored cairns. In the South West there are no cists to be...
- commendatory abbots, non-monks, who included Cardinal Giovanni Maria Gabrielli, O. Cist., Richelieu. 63. 1814–1820: Raimondo Giovannini 64. 1820–1825: Sisto Benigni...
- In the centre of the mound were found the stones now visible; four other cists were found in the outer area. The remains were examined by the Royal Irish...
- simple dolmens and stone cists. In the necropolis of Brüssow-Wollschow, in the Uckermark region, simple dolmens and stone cists occur together. The differences...
- Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. (Latin: Bernardus Claraevallensis; 1090 – 20 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder...
- Bronze Age stone-cist graves in north Estonia...
- Henry Martyn Cist (February 20, 1839 – December 16, 1902) was an American soldier, lawyer, and author who was a Union Army captain and staff officer during...