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sacristy
[ sak-ri-stee ]
noun
- an apartment in or a building connected with a church or a religious house, in which the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., are kept.
sacristy
/ ˈsækrɪstɪ /
noun
- a room attached to a church or chapel where the sacred vessels, vestments, etc, are kept and where priests attire themselves
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Origin of sacristy1
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Example Sentences
You can't go against that, as I told Major Wilton—that's our people's warden—in the sacristy.
The sacristy is beautiful, built by Giovanni da Sangallo, and the cloisters now spoiled are the work of Ammanati.
The pupil of a goldsmith practising the craft of a founder, he cast the sacristy gates of the Duomo for Luca della Robbia.
As soon as it is dark we might get out by that sacristy door at the rear.
And with a feeling of relief Groener watched the priest as he disappeared in the passage leading to the sacristy.
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