sacristan
[ sak-ri-stuh n ]
/ ˈsæk rɪ stən /
noun
Also called sac·rist
[sak-rist, sey-krist] /ˈsæk rɪst, ˈseɪ krɪst/.
an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.
a sexton.
Origin of sacristan
1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin
sacristānus, equivalent to
sacrist(a) custodian of sacred objects +
-ānus
-an
OTHER WORDS FROM sacristan
un·der·sac·ris·tan, nounWords nearby sacristan
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British Dictionary definitions for sacrist
sacristan
sacrist (ˈsækrɪst, ˈseɪ-)
/ (ˈsækrɪstən) /
noun
a person who has charge of the contents of a church, esp the sacred vessels, vestments, etc
a less common word for sexton (def. 1)
Word Origin for sacristan
C14: from Medieval Latin
sacristānus, from
sacrista, from Latin
sacer holy