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ciborium

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ci·bo·ri·um  (s-bôr-m, -br-)
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 cibrium, 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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This can be seen in the jewelled Primatial Cross of Canterbury, 1883, of silver and silver-gilt and also the jewelled ciborium, 1894, of silver parcel gilt from St Mary, Clapham, which epitomise the era.
Treasures of the English Church; Sacred Gold and Silver 800-2000 by Wickham, Ann / Art and Christianity
The stolen items included seven chalices, five ciborium and two candelabras.
Regional digest by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
The silver belonging to St John's Church, in Snods Edge, Northumberland, is normally locked away when the church is unattended, but last week a silver ciborium was left out by accident and stolen.
Thieves steal valuable silver from empty church by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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