sacristan

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sac·ris·tan /ˈsækrəstən/ noun [countable] RRCsomeone whose job is to take care of the holy objects in a church 〔教堂的〕圣器保管员，司事

Examples from the Corpus

sacristan• I bribed the sacristan to take me down.Origin sacristan (1300-1400) Medieval Latin sacristanus, from sacrista “sacristan”, from Latin sacer; → SACRED

sac·ris·tan nounChineseSyllable

is to whose Corpus care the job of holy take someone

sacristan
sac‧ris‧tan /ˈsækrəstən, ˈsækrɪstən/

noun [countable]

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: sacristanus, from sacrista 'sacristan', from Latin sacer; ⇨ sacred

someone whose job is to take care of the holy objects in a church

sac·ris·tan

BrE

/ˈsækrɪstən/

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NAmE

/ˈsækrɪstən/

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noun

a person whose job is to take care of the holy objects in a Christian church and to prepare the

altar

for services （教堂的）圣器守司；管堂