sacring bell
mainly RC Church a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
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A small sacring bell was discovered in Bottesford Church (Lincolnshire) during its restoration in 1870.
Curious Church Customs | VariousThe sanctus bell differed from the sacring bell, which was a hand-bell rung inside the church at the elevation of the Host.
English Villages | P. H. DitchfieldThe pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung round with hawks bells, and over them hung a little sacring bell.
The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 1/2 | Arthur GriffithsBesides the peal of eight the sacring bell which once hung near the high altar is now hung in the tower.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans | Thomas PerkinsWe shall hear the sacring-bell and the voices of the Romish priests saying the mass.
Twice Told Tales | Nathaniel Hawthorne
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