sacring bell

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The sacred host and chalice were raised high at the sound of the sacring bell.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Another custom of earlier times was that of ringing the sacring bell.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis

Elspat's kindred were of those who crossed themselves and knelt when the sacring bell was rung, and she knows that atonement can be made on the altar for deeds done in the field.

From Chronicles of the Canongate by Scott, Walter, Sir