CIBORIUM


Meaning of CIBORIUM in English

n. (pl. ciboria)

1. a vessel with an arched cover used to hold the Eucharist.

2 Archit. a a canopy. b a shrine with a canopy.

Etymology: med.L f. Gk kiborion seed-vessel of the water-lily, a cup made from it

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.