definitions

sacring bell

noun

mainly RC Church a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass

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Nearby words

sacrificial, sacrificial anode, sacrilege, sacrilegious, sacring, sacring bell, sacristan, sacristy, sacro-, sacroanterior position, sacrococcygeal
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Examples from the Web for sacring bell

  • We shall hear the sacring-bell and the voices of the Romish priests saying the mass.

    Twice Told Tales|Nathaniel Hawthorne