Why thy canonized bones, hearsed in death, have burst their cerements.
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Cerement
Synonyms for "cerement" (11 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Bulgarian
1 entries- саван noun (burial shroud or garment)
Macedonian
1 entries- са́ван noun (burial shroud or garment)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Oh! when his sacred dust The cerements of the tomb shall burst, Might I be worthy at his feet to rise, To yonder blissful skies, Where angel-hosts resplendent shine, Jehovah!—Lord of Hosts, the glory shall be thine.
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"Who is the woman in the cerements?", she inconsequently wondered.
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The cerements still cling to their wasted frames, but will soon be exchanged for a gayer garb in their passage from the tomb to the temple.
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