sedile

American  

[se-dahy-lee] / sɛˈdaɪ li /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

• sedilia
  plural

1. one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sedilia
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sedile

1785–95; < Latin sedīle sitting-place, equivalent to sed ( ēre ) to sit ¹ + -īle neuter noun suffix

Example Sentences

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sedile sedilia

Note the old font which was evidently at one time coloured; also the aumbry, piscina and sedile.

From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric

There is a square-headed Roman doorway and a round-headed Saxon one, in the south wall; also an early English sedile, bordered by Roman tiles on the same side, eastward.

From The Towns of Roman Britain by Bevan, James Oliver

At the E. end is a piscina and a sedile, each under an elaborate triple ogee canopy.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

The Sedilia, from the Latin sedile, a seat, has come to be applied in modern times to the seats used by the celebrants during the pauses in the mass.

From Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them by Heath, Sidney

The chancel is furnished with a sedile, credence-niche, stalls, reading desk, and lectern. 

From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by Nicholls, H. G. (Henry George)

His pages are peppered with erudite information about north perpendicular windows, Norman towers, triple sedilia and rood-loft doorways, which he appeals to his readers to please "note" and "admire".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2018

In the interior, the timber roof of the nave, the clustered columns, and the sedilia and piscina are excellent specimens of work of the decorated period.

From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin

The sedilia or stone seats still remain entire, and extend along the north, south, and west walls.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald

At the extreme south-east of the building the remains of the ancient sedilia and piscina may still be seen.

From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various

The chief points of interest are a good decorated font, two sedilia, and a tomb with effigies of Sir W. and Lady Pope, erected about the middle of the 17th century.

From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin