ciborium
[ si-bawr-ee-uh m, -bohr- ]
/ sɪˈbɔr i əm, -ˈboʊr- /
noun, plural ci·bo·ri·a [si-bawr-ee-uh, -bohr-] /sɪˈbɔr i ə, -ˈboʊr-/.
a permanent canopy placed over an altar; baldachin.
any container designed to hold the consecrated bread or sacred wafers for the Eucharist.
Archaic.
a severy.
Origin of ciborium
1645–55; < Latin: drinking-cup < Greek
kibṓrion literally, the seed vessel of the Egyptian lotus, which the cup apparently resembled
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British Dictionary definitions for ciborium
ciborium
/ (sɪˈbɔːrɪəm) /
noun plural -ria (-rɪə) Christianity
a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
a freestanding canopy fixed over an altar and supported by four pillars
Word Origin for ciborium
C17: from Medieval Latin, from Latin: drinking cup, from Greek
kibōrion cup-shaped seed vessel of the Egyptian lotus, hence, a cup