hic jacet

[ heek yah-ket; English hik jey-set ]

Latin.

1. here lies (often used to begin epitaphs on tombstones).

hic jacet

/ hɪk ˈjækɛt /

(no translation)

1. (on gravestones) here lies

Example Sentences

He is buried in front of the altar, with the remarkable epitaph—very different to the pompous, self-glorifying inscriptions of his brother— "Hic jacet pulvis, cinis, et nihil."

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Hic jacet Eusebii testudinis ipse sacello, Pauperiem Christi divitis inde tulit.

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Hic jacet Dunmoreus, in articulo mortis.

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The inscription continues: Hic jacet ignotus mundo mersus que tumultus Invidiæ, semper mens tamen æqua fecit, Multa tulit veterum ut sciret secreta sophorum Ac tandem vires noverit ignis aquæ.

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H.J., hic jacet=Here lies;—H.J.S., hic jacet sepultus=Here lies buried.

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Related Words

• elegy
• eulogy