SACRISTAN


Meaning of SACRISTAN in English

/ 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

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from medieval Latin sacristanus , based on Latin sacer , sacr- sacred.

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