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Meaning of saccus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈsak.kʊs]

Definitions

  1. a sack, bag
    declension-2, masculine
  2. a purse, wallet, moneybag
    declension-2, masculine
  3. a garment of sackcloth or haircloth
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

English sack

Examples

“Et vidi, cum aperuisset sigillum sextum, et terraemotus factus est magnus, et sol factus est niger tamquam saccus cilicinus, et luna tota facta est sicut sanguis,”

I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

sacella sacellārius sacelli sacellis sacello sacellorum

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