noun
Meaning 1
A burial shroud or garment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: often, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cerement
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noun
Meaning 2
Cerecloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
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noun
Meaning 3
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pall, shroud, winding-sheet, winding-clothes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: burial garment
History
Etymology
From French cirement (“waxing, wax dressing”), from cirer (“to wax, wrap”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: саван (savan) — burial shroud or garment
- Macedonian: са́ван (sávan) — burial shroud or garment