sedilia

British  

/ sɛˈdaɪlɪə /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the group of three seats, each called a sedile ( sɛˈdaɪlɪ ), often recessed, on the south side of a sanctuary where the celebrant and ministers sit at certain points during High Mass

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Etymology

Origin of sedilia

C18: from Latin, from sedīle a chair, from sedēre to sit

Example Sentences

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

On a capital in the sedilia of Dorchester Abbey is a curious compound which may be classed as a sphinx.

From The Grotesque in Church Art by Wildridge, T. Tindall

The sedilia are very fine, and worthy of careful inspection.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

In the chancel is a piscina of Early English date, together with a sedilia of the same period.

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

The beautiful stone sedilia was due to Stapledon.

From Exeter by Haslehust, E. W.