/ ˈsækrɪstən; NAmE / noun
a person whose job is to take care of the holy objects in a Christian church and to prepare the altar for services
••
WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from medieval Latin sacristanus , based on Latin sacer , sacr- sacred.
/ ˈsækrɪstən; NAmE / noun
a person whose job is to take care of the holy objects in a Christian church and to prepare the altar for services
••
WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from medieval Latin sacristanus , based on Latin sacer , sacr- sacred.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005