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sacristans

sacristans is the plural of sacristan.

Meaning of sacristan

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
    Synonyms:
    sacrist

Questions about sacristans

What is sacristans the plural of?
Sacristans is the plural of sacristan.

Words near sacristans in the dictionary

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

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