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sacristy

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman sacrestie, from Medieval Latin sacristia.

Noun

sacristy (plural sacristies)

  1. A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

Synonyms

  • vestry

Translations

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sacristan

English

Etymology

From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. See sacred, and compare sexton.

Noun

sacristan (plural sacristans)

  1. The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.
    • 1793, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christabel
      And hence the custom and law began
      That still at dawn the sacristan,
      Who duly pulls the heavy bell,
      Five and forty beads must tell
      Between each stroke

Related terms

  • sacrist
  • sacristry
  • sacristy

Translations

Anagrams

  • arcanists

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sacristain, Italian sacristano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.kris?tan/

Noun

sacristan m (plural sacristani)

  1. sacristan

Declension

Synonyms

  • sacristin (dated)
  • paracliser (in the Eastern Orthodox Church)

Related terms

  • sacristie

See also

  • sacru

References

  • sacristan in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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