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sacristy

nounfeminine/sɐkɾiʃˈtiɐ/low

sa·cris·ti·a

Definition

A room in a church where the sacred vessels, vestments, and other liturgical items are kept and where the clergy prepare for services.
The priest retrieved the chalice from the sacristy.
The altar servers got ready in the sacristy.
Common collocations
church sacristysacristy doorin the sacristy

Etymology

Do latim eclesiástico 'sacristia', de 'sacrum' (sagrado).

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