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sarcophagus

noun

/sɑːrˈkɒfəɡəs/

Meaning

A stone coffin, often decorated, used in ancient times.

The museum displayed a beautifully carved sarcophagus from ancient Egypt.

tomb, coffin, casket, crypt

birthplace, cradle

ancient sarcophagus, stone sarcophagus, Egyptian sarcophagus

The process of promoting or moving forward; development or improvement in a particular area.

The establishment or starting point of an institution or activity; the beginning.

A high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water.

an act of jumping; a sudden movement upwards or forwards

the last day of the world's existence; a time of catastrophic destruction

Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something.