sexton
an official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead.
an official who maintains a synagogue and its religious articles, chants the designated portion of the Torah on prescribed days, and assists the cantor in conducting services on festivals.
Origin of sexton
1Other words from sexton
- sex·ton·ship, noun
- un·der·sex·ton, noun
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Anne (Harvey), 1928–74, U.S. poet.
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Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows | Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon | July 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sexton was soon found and he was delighted to point out the interesting objects in the church and vicinity.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyIn the morning to church, where at the door of our pew I was fain to stay, because that the sexton had not opened the door.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
When he left the chamber of death, it was to walk across the quadrangle of the residence to the sexton's house.
A Thin Ghost and Others | M. R. (Montague Rhodes) JamesEast of Taylor's bridge, towards sexton's Junction, there is an extensive swamp, but westward the country is rolling.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Stormed they with shout and yell, Not wise they sang nor well, Drowning the sexton's bell,While all the church wondered.
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British Dictionary definitions for sexton
/ (ˈsɛkstən) /
a person employed to act as caretaker of a church and its contents and graveyard, and often also as bell-ringer, gravedigger, etc
another name for the burying beetle
Origin of sexton
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