sacristan
See also: sacristán
English
Etymology
From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. See sacred, and compare sexton.
Noun
sacristan (plural sacristans)
- The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.
- 1793, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christabel
- And hence the custom and law began
- That still at dawn the sacristan,
- Who duly pulls the heavy bell,
- Five and forty beads must tell
- Between each stroke
- 1932, Maurice Baring, chapter 10, in Friday's Business:
- The church was looked after by an old sacristan who lived in a cottage on the shore of the lake.
- 1793, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christabel
Translations
person who maintains the sacristy
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French sacristain, Italian sacristano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.krisˈtan/
Declension
declension of sacristan
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) sacristan | sacristanul | (niște) sacristani | sacristanii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) sacristan | sacristanului | (unor) sacristani | sacristanilor |
| vocative | sacristanule | sacristanilor | ||
Synonyms
- sacristin (dated)
- paracliser (in the Eastern Orthodox Church)
Related terms
See also
References
- sacristan in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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