sacring bell
Britishnoun
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The sacred host and chalice were raised high at the sound of the sacring bell.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides the peal of eight the sacring bell which once hung near the high altar is now hung in the tower.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.
Then there was a sacring bell, often made of silver, which was rung during the service at the time of the elevation of the Host, and at the sound the congregation knelt.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
By this dignified procession, among which the crowd promiscuously mingled as they passed along, and whose august approach is usually notified by the jingling of the "sacring bell," was borne the sacred "host."
From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 by Ingraham, Joseph Holt
The sanctus bell differed from the sacring bell, which was a hand-bell rung inside the church at the elevation of the Host.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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