Sistrum Definition

sĭstrəm
sistra, sistrums
noun
A metal rattle or noisemaker consisting of a handle and a frame fitted with loosely held rods: orig. used by the ancient Egyptians in religious worship.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sistrum

Noun

Singular:
sistrum
Plural:
sistra, sistrums

Origin of Sistrum

  • Middle English from Latin sīstrum from Greek seistron from seiein to shake

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin sistrum, from Ancient Greek σείστρον (seistron), from σείω (seiō, “shake").

    From Wiktionary

Sistrum Sentence Examples

  • The frame is crossed by four metal horizontal rods passing through holes large enough to allow them to rattle when the sistrum is shaken, the rods being prevented from slipping out altogether by little metal stops in the shape of a leaf; sometimes metal rings are threaded over the rods to increase the jingling.

  • The sistrum is played also by beating it with a metal stick.

  • The sistrum consists of a metal frame in the shape of an egg, fastened to a handle, frequently surmounted by a grotesque head or by a figure of the sacred lioness Sekhet.

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SSISIS

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