sacristan
Also called sac·rist [sak-rist, sey-krist]. /ˈsæk rɪst, ˈseɪ krɪst/. an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.
a sexton.
Origin of sacristan
1Other words from sacristan
- un·der·sac·ris·tan, noun
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How to use sacristan in a sentence
At another time she took from Bouvard twenty sous, which she placed at vesper-time in the sacristans collecting-plate.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 | Gustave FlaubertThe young sacristans, the sable nuns, vanished successively through the open door.
The Talisman | Sir Walter ScottOn the morrow the sacristans lit up the tapers; incense filled the temple, but no one appeared.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignThe cathedral has a good choir of singers, also chaplains and many able clerics, and two curas and two sacristans.
The servants and sacristans received her coldly, scarcely answering her greetings.
An Eagle Flight | Jos Rizal
British Dictionary definitions for sacristan
sacrist (ˈsækrɪst, ˈseɪ-)
/ (ˈsækrɪstən) /
a person who has charge of the contents of a church, esp the sacred vessels, vestments, etc
a less common word for sexton (def. 1)
Origin of sacristan
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