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sacristy

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sac·ris·ty  (skr-st)
n. pl. sac·ris·ties
A room in a church housing the sacred vessels and vestments; a vestry.
[Middle English sacristie, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sacristia, from sacrista, sacristan; see sacristan.]
sacristy [ˈsækrɪstɪ]
n pl -ties
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a room attached to a church or chapel where the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept and where priests attire themselves
[from Medieval Latin sacristia; see sacristan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sacristysacristy - a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
vestry
church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
Translations
sacristy [ˈsækrɪstɪ] N → sacristía f
sacristy
n → Sakristei f
sacristy [ˈsækrɪstɪ] n → sagrestia
sacristy [ˈsækrɪstɪ] n → sagrestia


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Dead men's bones, arranged in rows, like bricks, to form the first course upon which the walls of the sacristy had been built.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
" murmured D'Artagnan; "I am unlucky;" and whilst he was lost in thought Bazin retreated toward the sacristy, and even there he could not think himself safe until he had shut and locked the door behind him.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
With large gestures and in the emphatic tone which made what he said so striking, Athelny described to Philip the Spanish cathedrals with their vast dark spaces, the massive gold of the altar-pieces, and the sumptuous iron-work, gilt and faded, the air laden with incense, the silence: Philip almost saw the Canons in their short surplices of lawn, the acolytes in red, passing from the sacristy to the choir; he almost heard the monotonous chanting of vespers.
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