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| 1. | a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy. |
| 2. | (in some churches) a room in or a building attached to a church, used as a chapel, for prayer meetings, for the Sunday school, etc. |
| 3. | Episcopal Church. a committee elected by members of a congregation to serve with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church. |
| 4. | Church of England. a meeting attended by all the parishioners or by a committee of parishioners during which the official business of the church is discussed. |
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