Cere (Verb)
Meaning
Wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The mortician carefully cceed the deceased in a simple white cerecloth for the traditional funeral.
- To cere a corpse was a rite of passage in ancient Egypt to prevent decay and ensure safe passage to the afterlife.
- In ancient Greece, the ritual of cicing the dead was an honored tradition, believed to bring peace to the soul.
- After being embalmed, the pharaoh's body was ciced in a fine linen cerecloth with intricate gold symbols.
- The family of the deceased chose to cere the body in accordance with their ancestors' customs, a tradition passed down through generations.