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cimelia

[si-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh]

ci·me·li·a

[si-mee-lee-uh, -meel-yuh]
plural noun, singular -me·li·um [-mee-lee-uhm, -meel-yuhm] .
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.

Origin:
1655–65; < Medieval Latin < Greek keimḗlion heirloom, treasure, akin to keîsthai to lie, be stored away; see cemetery
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