sacristy

[ sak-ri-stee ]

/ ˈsæk rɪ sti /

noun, plural sac·ris·ties.

an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.

Nearby words

sacrilege, sacrilegious, sacring, sacring bell, sacristan, sacristy, sacro-, sacroanterior position, sacrococcygeal, sacrococcygeal muscle, sacrodynia

Origin of sacristy

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin sacristia vestry, equivalent to sacrist(a) (see sacristan) + -ia -y³

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Examples from the Web for sacristy

And when he had finished his word the people wept, and the Priest went back to the sacristy, and his eyes were full of tears.
A House of Pomegranates|Oscar Wilde
As soon as she came into the sacristy, which was even more archaic and more mystical than the church itself, she regretted it.
The Girl From the Marsh Croft|Selma Lagerlf
The sacristy encloses a primitive wooden effigy of the Virgin; it is of greater historic than artistic value.
The Cathedrals of Northern Spain|Charles Rudy
Sir John nodded assent, pressed the young officer's hand, clambered through the window and disappeared in the sacristy.
The Companions of Jehu|Alexandre Dumas, pre

In the sacristy is a double lavatory of solid sandstone, hewn and arranged for flowing water.
The Old Franciscan Missions Of California|George Wharton James

British Dictionary definitions for sacristy

sacristy

/ (ˈsækrɪstɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a room attached to a church or chapel where the sacred vessels, vestments, etc, are kept and where priests attire themselves

Word Origin for sacristy

C17: from Medieval Latin sacristia; see sacristan

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Word Origin and History for sacristy

sacristy

"repository for sacred things," mid-15c., from Anglo-French sacrestie, from Medieval Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer "sacred" (see sacred).