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Webster 1913 Edition

Sacristan

Sac′ris-tan

,
Noun.
[F.
sacristain
, LL.
sacrista
, fr. L.
sacer
. See
Sacred
, and cf.
Sexton
.]
An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sacristan

SAC'RISTAN

,
Noun.
[L. sacer, sacred.]
An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables of the church. It is now corrupted into sexton.

Definition 2024

sacristán

sacristán

See also: sacristan

Spanish

Noun

sacristán m ‎(plural sacristanes)

  1. sexton
  2. sacristan

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin *sacristanus, from sacra "sacred objects".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sakɾisˈtan/
  • Rhymes: -an

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