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Immured — Immure Im*mure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Immuring}.] [Pref. im in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.] 1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.] Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
immured — See immured, inured … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
immured, inured — Immured means confined, shut in, imprisoned, or enclosed : The flower beds were immured between gravel walks. A country boy, he felt immured in his small room in the city. Inured (which may also be spelled enured) means accustomed, habituated,… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Immured anchorite — An immured anchorite, considered by many to be a myth, is a Tibetan monk who has taken a vow to spend their life permanently sealed inside a small walled cell. The walled cell, only large enough for the monk to sit in meditation, has only a… … Wikipedia
immured — Synonyms and related words: barred, behind bars, beleaguered, beset, besieged, blockaded, bound, cabined, caged, cloistered, closed in, confined, cooped, cordoned, cordoned off, corralled, cramped, cribbed, enclosed, fenced, hedged, hemmed,… … Moby Thesaurus
immured — adj. confined, imprisoned; enclosed within walls im·mure || ɪ mjÊŠr / mjÊŠÉ™ v. confine, imprison; enclose within walls … English contemporary dictionary
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Praying of Daniel the Immured — ( Моление Даниила Заточника in Russian, or Moleniye Danila Zatochnika), is a Russian literary monument of the 13th century. The work is written in the form of an epistle to Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl and Suzdal. The author… … Wikipedia
Immurement — is a form of execution where a person is walled up within a building and left to die from starvation or dehydration. This is distinct from a premature burial, where the victim typically dies of asphyxiation.In legend and folkloreAccording to… … Wikipedia
Inquisition — • By this term is usually meant a special ecclesiastical institutional for combating or suppressing heresy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Inquisition Inquisition … Catholic encyclopedia
