cist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sist for 1-2; kist for 2)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cist1  (sist),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Antiq.]
  1. Antiquitya box or chest, esp. for sacred utensils.
  • Greek kístē chest
  • Latin cista
  • 1795–1805

cist2  (sist, kist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Archaeologya prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket.
Also, kist. 
  • Latin cista. See cist1
  • Welsh
  • 1795–1805
cist′ed, adj. 
cis′tic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cist / sɪst/
  1. a wooden box for holding ritual objects used in ancient Rome and Greece
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin cista box, chest, basket, from Greek kistē
cist / sɪst/, kist
  1. a box-shaped burial chamber made from stone slabs or a hollowed tree trunk
Etymology: 19th Century: from Welsh: chest, from Latin cista box; see cist1
'cist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
antifascist - antiracist - chest - cistern - cistvaen - kist - kistvaen - narcissism - neofascism - nonfascist - prefascist - profascist

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