sacristán

  • 21Sacristan, der — Der Sacristān, des es, plur. die e, aus dem mittlern Lat. Sacristanus, in einigen Gegenden, derjenige, welcher die Aufsicht über die Sacristey und die darin befindlichen gottesdientlichen Geräthschaften hat; der Kirchner, Küster, im Oberdeutschen …

    Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • 22sacristán de amén — ► locución coloquial Persona que sigue de forma ciega el dictamen de otro: ■ es un sacristán de amén que dirá lo que diga su jefe …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 23sacristan — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, from Latin sacr , sacer Date: 14th century a person in charge of the sacristy and ceremonial equipment; also sexton …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24sacristan — /sak ri steuhn/, n. 1. Also called sacrist /sak rist, say krist/. an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house. 2. a sexton. [1325 75; ME < ML sacristanus, equiv. to sacrist(a) custodian of sacred …

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  • 25sacristan — noun The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains. And hence the custom and law began See Also: sacrist, sacristry, sacristy …

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  • 26sacristan — Synonyms and related words: Bible clerk, Bible reader, acolyte, almoner, anagnost, beadle, bedral, capitular, capitulary, choir chaplain, churchwarden, clerk, deacon, deaconess, elder, elderman, lay elder, lay reader, lector, lecturer, parish&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27Sacristan —    An old word derived from the Latin sacra, meaning sacred things, still retained to designate one who has charge of the Sacristy with all its contents, viz., the vestments and sacred vessels. The word has been corrupted into sexton which is now …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 28sacristán — Sinónimos: ■ monaguillo, acólito, escolano, ayudante, misario, cetrero, chupacirios …

    Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • 29sacristan — church official in charge of vessels and the sacristy Ecclesiastical Terms …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 30sacristan — n. sexton, church officer in charge of the sacred vessels and objects …

    English contemporary dictionary