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sɪˈbɔr i əm, -ˈboʊr-; -ˈbɔr i ə, -ˈboʊr-ci·bo·ri·um

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Wiktionary

  1. ciboriumnoun

    A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.

  2. ciboriumnoun

    A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ciboriumnoun

    a canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar

  2. Ciboriumnoun

    the coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx

  3. Etymology: [LL., fr. L. ciborium a cup, fr. Gr. a seed vessel of the Egyptian bean; also, a cup made from its largeleaves, or resembling its seed vessel in shape.]

Wikidata

  1. Ciborium

    A ciborium is a vessel, normally in metal. It was originally a particular shape of drinking cup in Ancient Greece and Rome, but later used to refer to a large covered cup designed to hold hosts for, and after, the Eucharist, thus the equivalent for the bread of the chalice for the wine. The word is also used for a large canopy over the altar, which was a common feature of Early Medieval church architecture, now relatively rare.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ciborium

    si-bō′ri-um, n. (R.C. Church) a vessel nearly resembling a chalice, with an arched cover, in which the Host is deposited: a canopy supported on four pillars over the high altar:—pl. Cibō′ria. [L., a drinking-cup—Gr. kibōrion, the seed-vessel of the Egyptian bean.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ciborium in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ciborium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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