sacristan

Noun

Meaning

An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sexton deacon beadle deaconess clerk censer elder choir clergyman churchwarden anagnost caretaker chorister acolyte precentor
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Hypernyms

caretaker church officer

Related terms

sacristy sacrist sacristry

Examples

"At 11 am Petrus Canisius Van Lierde as Papal Sacristan was at the bedside of the dying pope, ready to anoint him. Source: Internet

Scarpia questions the Sacristan, and his suspicions are aroused further when he learns that Cavaradossi has been in the church; Scarpia mistrusts the painter, and believes him complicit in Angelotti's escape. Source: Internet

The Sacristan identifies a likeness between the portrait and a blonde-haired woman who has been visiting the church recently (unknown to him, it is Angelotti's sister the Marchesa). Source: Internet

The elderly Sacristan enters and begins cleaning. Source: Internet

The Sacristan mumbles his disapproval before leaving. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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