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Definition of Lay to rest
1. Verb. Place in a grave or tomb. "Sam cannot lay to rest Sue "; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
Generic synonyms: Lay, Put Down, Repose
Derivative terms: Burial, Entombment, Inhumation, Interment
Definition of Lay to rest
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To bury one who has died. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lay To Rest
Literary usage of Lay to rest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Critical Lexicon and Concordance to the English and Greek New Testament by Ethelbert William Bullinger (1908)
"... to put or lay to rest, quiet down, cause to rest, implying a final rest. 1.
Matt. xi. 28. | a. Heb. ¡т. 8. REST (TAKE) (see above, 2fo. 1. ..."
2. Greek Verbs, Irregular and Defective: Their Forms, Meaning, and Quantity by William Veitch (1848)
"The forms which signify ' lay to rest,' viz. г'ХЕ^а, Xé^o/iœ/, ..."
3. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"... to cease from labour; to be satisfied, to acquiesce ; to lean, to be supported ;
tobe left, to remain. To lay to rest ; to place as on a support. ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To REPOSE, (re-poze') ra To lay to rest; to place as in confidence or trust; to
lodge ; to lay up. ..."
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