What does cerement mean?
Definitions for cerement
ˈsɪər mənt, ˈsɛr ə-cere·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
pall, shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothesnoun
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
Wiktionary
cerementnoun
A burial shroud or garment.
cerementnoun
Cerecloth.
Etymology: From cirement, from cirer.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cerementnoun
Cloaths dipped in melted wax, with which dead bodies were infolded when they were embalmed.
Etymology: from cera, Lat. wax.
Let me not burst in ignorance, but tell,
Why canonized bones, hearsed in earth,
Have burst their cerements? William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
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cerement
Cerement is a waxed cloth or shroud in which a dead person is wrapped for burial. It originates from the Latin word "cera" meaning wax.
Webster Dictionary
Cerementnoun
a cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed
Cerementnoun
any shroud or wrapping for the dead
Etymology: [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cerement in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cerement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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