ci·bo·ri·um (s -bôr  - m, -b r-)n. pl. ci·bo·ri·a (-bôr -, -br-) 1. A vaulted canopy permanently placed over an altar. 2. A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist. [Medieval Latin cib rium, from Latin, a drinking cup, from Greek kibrion, probably of Egyptian origin.] |
ciborium [sɪˈbɔːrɪəm]
n pl -ria [-rɪə] Christianity
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a freestanding canopy fixed over an altar and supported by four pillars
[from Medieval Latin, from Latin: drinking cup, from Greek kibōrion cup-shaped seed vessel of the Egyptian lotus, hence, a cup]
Translations
ciborium
n → Ziborium nt
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