Definitions for SACRISTY
ˈsæk rɪ stisac·risty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. vestry, sacristynoun

   a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sacristynoun

   A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

2. Etymology: From sacristia

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sacristynoun

   An apartment where the consecrated vessels or moveables of a church are reposited.

   Etymology: sacristie, French.

   Bold Amycus from the robb’d vestry brings
   A sconce that hung on high,
   With tapers fill’d, to light the sacristy. Dryden.

   A third apartment should be a kind of sacristy for altars, idols, and sacrificing instruments. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sacristy

   A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records.The sacristy is usually located inside the church, but in some cases it is an annex or separate building (as in some monasteries). In most older churches, a sacristy is near a side altar, or more usually behind or on a side of the main altar.In newer churches the sacristy is often in another location, such as near the entrances to the church. Some churches have more than one sacristy, each of which will have a specific function. Often additional sacristies are used for maintaining the church and its items, such as candles and other materials.

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1. sacristy

   A sacristy is a room in a church where sacred or holy items such as vestments, sacred vessels, and other church furnishings are stored and where clergy members prepare for religious services. This is also the place where priests often dress before a mass or ceremony.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sacristynoun

   an apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry

2. Etymology: [F. sacristie, LL. sacristia, fr. L. sacer. See Sacred.]

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1. Sacristy

   A sacristy is a room for keeping vestments and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is usually located inside the church, but in some cases it is an annex or separate building. In most older churches, a sacristy is near a side altar, or more usually behind or on a side of the main altar. In newer churches the sacristy is often in another location, such as near the entrances to the church. Some churches have more than one sacristy, each of which will have a specific function. Often additional sacristies are used for maintaining the church and its items – such as candles and other materials. The sacristy is also where the priest and attendants vest and prepare before the service. They will return there at the end of the service to remove their vestments and put away any of the vessels used during the service. The hangings and altar linens are stored there as well. The Parish registers may be kept in the sacristy and are administered by the parish clerk. Sacristies usually contain a special wash basin, called a piscina, the drain of which is properly called a "sacrarium" in which the drain flows directly into the ground to prevent sacred items such as used baptismal water from being washed into the sewers or septic tanks. The piscina is used to wash linens used during the celebration of the Mass and purificators used during Holy Communion. The cruets, chalice, ciborium, paten, altar linens and sometimes the Holy Oils are kept inside the sacristy. Sacristies are usually off limits to the general public. The word "sacristy" derives from the Latin sacristia, sometimes spelled sacrastia.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SACRISTY in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SACRISTY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of SACRISTY in a Sentence

1. Marc Eskenazi:

   The procedure says that at the end of the day, electricity on the site is turned off. So we turn off the lifts and the scaffolding's lights, and we hand over the keys to the sacristy's concierge, that's exactly what the workers did. They followed the procedure, and it was of course duly noted in the registers at the sacristy.

2. Peter Kidd:

   In my view, the first episode in the priest's sacristy involved a brazen and forceful sexual attack on the two victims, the acts were sexually graphic. Both victims were visibly and audibly distressed during this offending.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SACRISTY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sacristy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SACRISTY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacristy
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SACRISTY
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SACRISTY