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sac·ris·tan

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–noun

1.	Also called sac·rist Audio Help [sak-rist, sey-krist] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.

a sexton.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME < ML sacristānus, equiv. to sacrist(a) custodian of sacred objects + -ānus -an

]

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sac·ris·tan Audio Help (sāk'rĭ-stən) Pronunciation Key
n.

One who is in charge of a sacristy.
A sexton.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin sacristānus, from sacrista, from Latin sacer, sacred; see sacred.]

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sacristan

c.1375, from M.L. sacristanus, from L. sacrista, from sacer (gen. sacri) "sacred" (see sacred). Cf. sexton, which is a doublet.

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sacristan
noun
an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects [syn: sexton]

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Sacristan

Sa"crist\, n. [LL. sacrista. See Sacristan.] A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.

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