cimelia

cimelia
/si mee"lee euh, -meel"yeuh/, n.pl., sing. cimelium /-mee"lee euhm, -meel"yeuhm/.
treasures, esp. church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
[1655-65; < ML < Gk keimélion heirloom, treasure, akin to keîsthai to lie, be stored away; see CEMETERY]

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