ALL meanings of cist
cist
C c - noun cist a wooden box for holding ritual objects used in ancient Rome and Greece 3
- noun cist a box-shaped burial chamber made from stone slabs or a hollowed tree trunk 3
- noun cist a prehistoric tomb made of stone slabs or hollowed out of rock 3
- noun cist in ancient times, a box or chest, esp. one containing sacred utensils 3
- noun cist a prehistoric sepulchral tomb or casket. 1
- noun cist An ancient coffin or burial chamber made from stone or a hollowed tree. 1
- noun cist A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece. 0
- noun cist (archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs. 0