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sacristan

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sac·ris·tan  (skr-stn)
n.
1. One who is in charge of a sacristy.
2. A sexton.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin sacristnus, from sacrista, from Latin sacer, sacred; see sacred.]
sacristan
Noun
a person in charge of the contents of a church; sexton [Latin sacer holy]
sacrist, sacristan
an official or cleric appointed curator of the vestments, sacred vessels, and relies of a religious body, church, or cathedral.
See also: Church
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sacristan - an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
sexton
caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
church officer - a church official


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There I encountered a sacristan of about fifty, and a man dry and cold of mien.
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I sneezed repeatedly---groaned---awakened and would have arisen, when the Sacristan and Abbot, full of terror, came running at the noise, surprised, doubtless, and no way pleased to find the man alive, whose heirs they had proposed themselves to be.
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A sacristan commanded one party which captured several hundred prisoners in the course of a month; and there was Vasilisa, the wife of a village elder, who slew hundreds of the French.
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