cimelia means treasures; things considered valuable. It carries an Arena rating of 1672, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cimelia ranks #148 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #982 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #4,282 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #5,873 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words.
cimelia is pronounced /sɪˈmiːlɪə/.
Why “cimelia” is a great word
Cimelia are precious objects, heirlooms, or valuables deliberately stored away, particularly within a church or royal treasury. The word flows from Medieval Latin cimelia, from Ancient Greek κειμήλια (keimēlia), plural of κειμήλιον (keimēlion, 'something stored up, treasure, heirloom'), from κεῖμαι (keîmai, 'to lie, to be laid up'). Unlike 'relics,' which are venerated for sacred association, or 'assets,' which are coldly accounted economic holdings, cimelia are treasures hoarded for their intrinsic and ceremonial weight. They are the chill of gold in a cathedral vault, the precise gleam of an unworn scepter, the silent, dust-moted glow of a jewelled gospel cover—a gathered weight of history, kept for the solemn fact of its enduring presence.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cimelia, cimilia, from Ancient Greek κειμήλῐᾰ (keimḗlĭă), plural of κειμήλῐον (keimḗlĭon, “something stored or saved up; treasure; heirloom”), from κεῖμαι (keîmai, “to lie; to be laid up”).
noun
- Treasures; things considered valuable.
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