'Cist' definitions:
Definition of 'Cist'
From: GCIDE
- Cist \Cist\, n. [L. cista box, chest, Gr. ? Cf. Chest.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. See Cyst. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- barrow,
- beehive tomb,
- bone house,
- box grave,
- burial,
- burial chamber,
- burial mound,
- catacombs,
- cenotaph,
- charnel house,
- cist grave,
- cromlech,
- crypt,
- deep six,
- dokhma,
- dolmen,
- grave,
- house of death,
- last home,
- long home,
- low green tent,
- low house,
- mastaba,
- mausoleum,
- monstrance,
- mummy chamber,
- narrow house,
- ossuarium,
- ossuary,
- passage grave,
- pit,
- pyramid,
- reliquary,
- resting place,
- sepulcher,
- shaft grave,
- shrine,
- stupa,
- tomb,
- tope,
- tower of silence,
- tumulus,
- vault