1a : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning the old shibboleths come rolling off their lips â Joseph Epsteinb : a widely held belief today this book publishing shibboleth is a myth â L. A. Woodc : truism, platitude some truth in the shibboleth that crime does not pay â ...
The noun interment and the verbinter (from which it is derived) are formal words that refer to the depositing of a dead body in the earthor in a tomb. The noun internment is derived from the verb intern, which refers to the confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, etc.
Old French interstice, from Latin interstitium. Pronunciation IPA : /ÉªnËtÉË.stÉªs/ IPA : /ÉªnËtÉ.stÉªs/ Noun . interstice (plural interstices) 1  A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal. ( 2 figuratively) A fragment of space.