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sacristan

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈsækɹɪstən/Part of speech nounSorted aacinrsstStarts with SEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects

Word origin

From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. Doublet of sexton.

Used in a sentence

  • And hence the custom and law began That still at dawn the sacristan, Who duly pulls the heavy bell, Five and forty beads must tell Between each stroke
  • […] every evening as the temple was closed for the night the sacristan paused: "Pindar to supper with the god!" he cried.
  • The church was looked after by an old sacristan who lived in a cottage on the shore of the lake.

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