sistrum

[ sis-truhm ]

/ ˈsɪs trəm /

noun, plural sis·trums, sis·tra [sis-truh]. /ˈsɪs trə/.

an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.

Origin of sistrum

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin <Greek seîstron, derivative of seíein to shake (cf. seismic)

Words nearby sistrum

Sister of Mercy, Sistine, Sistine Chapel, Sistine Madonna, sistroid, sistrum, Sisyphean, Sisyphus, sit, Sita, sitar

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Example sentences from the Web for sistrum

He brought a horse in his right hand, a sistrum in his left, a sistrum of gold and lapis lazuli.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13|Various
Madame Blavatsky as chief mourner and also bearer of the sistrum.
Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft|Henry Ridgely Evans
Whole nights were spent sitting in the temple amid the rattling of the sistrum.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover
The sistrum was, properly speaking, not considered a musical instrument at all.
Critical & Historical Essays|Edward MacDowell

Figures 155, 156, are different forms of the sistrum, one of the emblems of Isis.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism|Thomas Inman

British Dictionary definitions for sistrum

sistrum

/ (ˈsɪstrəm) /

noun plural -tra (-trə)

a musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal rattle

Word Origin for sistrum

C14: via Latin from Greek seistron, from seiein to shake

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单词	sistrum
释义	sistrum [ sis-truhm ] / ˈsɪs trəm / noun, plural sis·trums, sis·tra [sis-truh]. /ˈsɪs trə/. an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken. Origin of sistrum 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin <Greek seîstron, derivative of seíein to shake (cf. seismic) Words nearby sistrum Sister of Mercy, Sistine, Sistine Chapel, Sistine Madonna, sistroid, sistrum, Sisyphean, Sisyphus, sit, Sita, sitar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sistrum He brought a horse in his right hand, a sistrum in his left, a sistrum of gold and lapis lazuli. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13\|Various Madame Blavatsky as chief mourner and also bearer of the sistrum. Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft\|Henry Ridgely Evans Whole nights were spent sitting in the temple amid the rattling of the sistrum. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire\|T. R. Glover The sistrum was, properly speaking, not considered a musical instrument at all. Critical & Historical Essays\|Edward MacDowell Figures 155, 156, are different forms of the sistrum, one of the emblems of Isis. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism\|Thomas Inman British Dictionary definitions for sistrum sistrum / (ˈsɪstrəm) / noun plural -tra (-trə) a musical instrument of ancient Egypt consisting of a metal rattle Word Origin for sistrum C14: via Latin from Greek seistron, from seiein to shake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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