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View synonyms for hic jacet
hic jacet
[ heek yah-ket; English hik jey-set ]
Latin.
- here lies (often used to begin epitaphs on tombstones).
hic jacet
/ hɪk ˈjækɛt /
(no translation)
- (on gravestones) here lies
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The authors of the infamous policy have written their hic jacet against our civilization.
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They are generally confined to a mere statement of the name and rank of the deceased following the words “Hic jacet.”
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Hic jacet in tumba Rosa mundi, non Rosa munda;Non redolet, sed olet, qu redolere solet.
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The Arab tomb is, generally speaking, a thing of simplicity, a simple slab bearing the Arab words for the sentiment Hic jacet.
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On one side, in raised letters in granite, appear the words 'Hic jacet nil.'
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