sacristan
noun
an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.
sacristans
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pluralof sacristan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Surfers, sitting on the edge of the break, were like "Phrygian sacristans."
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2018
Black people - the free and enslaved - worshipped alongside whites in Bethlehem and Nazareth, where they were sacristans or held other church duties and shared the Moravians’ regimented lifestyle.
From Washington Times ● May 23, 2015
The bishop-banker grants subsidies to needy dioceses and disburses the money for the salaries of Vatican employees, from cardinals on down to sacristans.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three priests among them were released, but the police held fast to several retired military officers, two Cathedral sacristans, some lay brothers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Presently a priest came through the door and leaned over the gallery, followed by two sacristans, one bearing a censer and the other a bell.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Mary Helen Fee
