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hic jacet

noun as in epitaph

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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."

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

Hic jacet Dunmoreus, in articulo mortis.

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.

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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