Get to know Epitaphs better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Epitaphs meaning
plural of epitaph
Using Epitaphs
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of epitaph
- In the example corpus, epitaphs often appears in combinations such as: and epitaphs.
Context around Epitaphs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Epitaphs
- In this selection, "epitaphs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gravestone, funerary, culture, main, describe and epigrams stand out and add context to how "epitaphs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are mostly epitaphs official or and death and epitaphs on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "epitaphs" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with epitaphs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Two hypotheses are suggested by looking at a small sample of these epitaphs. (13 words)
One approach of many epitaphs is to 'speak' to the reader and warn them about their own mortality. (18 words)
The word vates is uncommon in Catholic documents and epitaphs, where the word presbyterus (for Christian priests) is preferred. (19 words)
These include a valuable autobiographical poem of nearly 2,000 lines; about one hundred other shorter poems relating to his past career; and a large number of epitaphs, epigrams, and epistles to well-known people during that era. (38 words)
Notable epitaphs main ''Heroes and Kings your distance keep; ''In peace let one poor poet sleep, ''Who never flattered folks like you; Let Horace blush and Virgil too. : — Alexander Pope citation Wir müssen wissen. (34 words)
Second, since most of these funeral epitaphs describe the women as freed, it can be proposed that midwives were generally valued enough, and earned enough income, to be able to gain their freedom. (33 words)
Example sentences (14)
The form also remained popular among the educated classes for gravestone epitaphs; many such epitaphs can be found in European cathedrals.
To do so, I read several names, dates of birth, dates of death, and epitaphs on the tombstones as I make my way around, and more often than not, over the graves.
Ancient Roman relief carving of a midwife However, in the Roman West, our knowledge of practicing midwives comes mainly from funerary epitaphs.
For main RIP or R.I.P. is an abbreviation of requiescat in pace or (in English) Rest in peace, often used in epitaphs.
From the Renaissance to the 19th century in Western culture, epitaphs for notable people became increasingly lengthy and pompous descriptions of their family origins, career, virtues and immediate family, often in Latin.
Notable epitaphs main ''Heroes and Kings your distance keep; ''In peace let one poor poet sleep, ''Who never flattered folks like you; Let Horace blush and Virgil too. : — Alexander Pope citation Wir müssen wissen.
One approach of many epitaphs is to 'speak' to the reader and warn them about their own mortality.
Second, since most of these funeral epitaphs describe the women as freed, it can be proposed that midwives were generally valued enough, and earned enough income, to be able to gain their freedom.
Some epitaphs are specified by the person themselves before their death, while others are chosen by those responsible for the burial.
These include a valuable autobiographical poem of nearly 2,000 lines; about one hundred other shorter poems relating to his past career; and a large number of epitaphs, epigrams, and epistles to well-known people during that era.
The texts are mostly epitaphs (official or private), but there are also graffiti and a handful of short inscriptions found on archaeological artifacts, including a number of bronze mirrors.
The word vates is uncommon in Catholic documents and epitaphs, where the word presbyterus (for Christian priests) is preferred.
Those with a distinctive talent for writing sometimes create short poems, called calaveras (skulls), mocking epitaphs of friends, describing interesting habits and attitudes or funny anecdotes.
Two hypotheses are suggested by looking at a small sample of these epitaphs.
Common combinations with epitaphs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: