sarcophagussɑrˈkɒf ə gəs; -ˌdʒaɪ, -ˌgaɪ
sarcophagus (n)
- plural
- sarcophagi / sarcophaguses
English Definitions:
sarcophagus (noun)
a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
sarcophagus (Noun)
A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
sarcophagus (Noun)
The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Sarcophagus
A sarcophagus is a box-like funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved in stone, and displayed above ground, though they may also be buried. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek σάρξ sarx meaning "flesh", and φαγεῖν phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos. Since lithos is Greek for stone, lithos sarcophagos means 'flesh-eating stone'. The word also came to refer to a particular kind of limestone that was thought to decompose the flesh of corpses interred within it.
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