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cimelia

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

plural noun

, singular ci·me·li·um [si-, mee, -lee-, uh, m, -, meel, -y, uh, m].
  1. treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cimelia1

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

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