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cist noun

— (historical) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.

cist noun

— (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.

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tomb

sepulchre