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sacristan

/ˈsækɹɪstən/

sacristan noun: the person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.

Noun

sacristan (plural sacristans)

  1. The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.
    • 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 stroke1816, S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge, “(please specify the page)”, in Christabel: Kubla Khan, a Vision: The Pains of Sleep, London: […] John Murray, […], by William Bulmer and Co. […], →OCLC
    • […] every evening as the temple was closed for the night the sacristan paused: "Pindar to supper with the god!" he cried.1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 3, page 32
    Synonyms:
    sacrist

sacristan meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Indonesian

sacristan in Tamil

ஊர் வட்டாரத் திருக்கோயில் மணியக்காரர்

sacristan in Malayalam

person who maintains the sacristy
കപ്യാർ kapyāṟ

sacristan in Tagalog

person who maintains the sacristy
sakristan

sacristan in Indonesian

person who maintains the sacristy
koster, sakristan

Synonyms of sacristan

Forms of sacristan

pluralsacristans

Origin of sacristan

From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. Doublet of sexton.

Words formed from sacristan

Questions about sacristan

What does sacristan mean?
Sacristan means the person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.
What is sacristan in Tamil?
Sacristan in Tamil is ஊர் வட்டாரத் திருக்கோயில் மணியக்காரர். See Sacristan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sacristan?
Sacristan is a noun.
How do you pronounce sacristan?
Sacristan is pronounced /ˈsækɹɪstən/.
What is the plural of sacristan?
The plural of sacristan is sacristans.

Words near sacristan in the dictionary

  1. sacring bells
  2. sacring-bell
  3. sacring-bells
  4. sacrings
  5. sacrist
  6. sacristan
  7. sacristanry
  8. sacristans
  9. sacristies
  10. sacristries
  11. sacristry

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