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🦅 Beak covering 🕯️ To wrap for burial
to cere

to cere

9.9
To wrap a dead body in waxed cloth for burial
  • verb
  • /sɪr/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cercar
  • Historians discovered evidence that the dead were once cered in waxed cloths.

Examples

  • The monks cered the corpse with great care, following the old tradition.

  • The family decided to cere their loved one in a traditional manner.

  • In the ancient ritual, they would cere the body before placing it in the tomb.

  • They will cere the deceased with great respect.

  • In the ancient ritual, they would cere the body before placing it in the tomb.

  • The monks cered the corpse with great care, following the old tradition.

  • The family decided to cere their loved one in a traditional manner.

Surface Forms

cere infinitive
cereed past
cereed past participle
cereing present participle
ceres third person singular

Etymology

Cere as a verb also comes from Latin cera meaning 'wax' and was used for wrapping a body in waxed cloth, so to 'cere' someone is to cover them with wax or a waxed cloth for burial.