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1 Sarcophagi -- rank: 1000

Sarcophagi definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sarcophagus Sar*coph"a*gus, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E. Sarcophaguses. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating flesh ...

2 Sarcophagus -- rank: 544

... usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) Merriam Webster's noun (plural sarcophagi; also -guses) Etymology: Latin sarcophagus (lapis) limestone used for coffins ... a stone coffin; broadly coffin Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (pl. sarcophagi) a stone coffin, esp. one adorned with a sculpture or ... 1913 Dictionary Sarcophagus Sar*coph"a*gus, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E. Sarcophaguses. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating flesh ... by a grave as a memorial. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (sarcophagi, or sarcophaguses) A sarcophagus is a large decorative container in ...

3 Gadara -- rank: 370

... chiefly on the north-east declivity; but many beautifully sculptured sarcophagi are scattered over the surrounding heights. They are excavated in ... in Jedur, which attaches to the ancient rock tombs, with sarcophagi, to the East of the present ruins. They are closed ...

4 Ramah -- rank: 234

... are found in the cisterns, a large reservoir and many sarcophagi. To the West is the high hill Belat, with ancient ...

5 PHOENICIA; PHOENICIANS -- rank: 234

... one of children's attempts at plastic article The anthropoid sarcophagi discovered at Sidon were modeled after the Egyptian and the ...

6 Patara -- rank: 234

... Metropolis of the Lycian Nation." Outside the city walls many sarcophagi may be seen, but the harbor, long ago choked by ...

7 lapis Assius -- rank: 234

... 1913 Dictionary Sarcophagus Sar*coph"a*gus, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E. Sarcophaguses. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating flesh ...

8 Lead -- rank: 234

... Protestant College, Beirut, there are several specimens of cast-lead sarcophagi dating from the time of Christ. In Job 19:23 ...

9 KEDESH -- rank: 234

... most interesting of the ancient remains. There are many fine sarcophagi, some of them being used as watering-troughs. From its ...

10 Machpelah -- rank: 234

... probable that their positions there have no relation to the sarcophagi which are described as existing in the cave itself. 4 ...

11 Epitaph -- rank: 234

... the earliest surviving epitaphs are those written on ancient Egyptian sarcophagi and coffins. Ancient Greek examples are often of literary interest ...

12 Sarcophaguses -- rank: 234

... 1913 Dictionary Sarcophagus Sar*coph"a*gus, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E. Sarcophaguses. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating flesh ...

13 Seleucia -- rank: 234

... Upper City. There are rock-cut tombs, broken statuary and sarcophagi at the base of the Upper City, a position which ...

14 Side -- rank: 234

... the street leading to the city gate is lined with sarcophagi, and among the shrubbery of the neighboring fields are traces ...

15 Assian stone -- rank: 234

... 1913 Dictionary Sarcophagus Sar*coph"a*gus, n.; pl. L. Sarcophagi, E. Sarcophaguses. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating flesh ...