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  1. sacristnoun

    sacristan

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sacrist, Sacristannoun

    He that has the care of the utensils or moveables of the church.

    Etymology: sacristain, French.

    A sacrist or treasurer are not dignitaries in the church of common right, but only by custom. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

Wikipedia

  1. sacrist

    A sacristan is an officer charged with care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents. In ancient times, many duties of the sacrist were performed by the doorkeepers (ostiarii), and later by the treasurers and mansionarii. The Decretals of Gregory IX speak of the sacristan as if he had an honourable office attached to a certain benefice, and say that his duty was to care for the sacred vessels, vestments, lights, etc. Nowadays the sacristan is elected or appointed. The Cæremoniale Episcoporum prescribed that in cathedral and collegiate churches the sacristan should be a priest, and describes his duties in regard to the sacristy, the Blessed Eucharist, the baptismal font, the holy oils, the sacred relics, the decoration of the church for the different seasons and feasts, the preparation of what is necessary for the various ceremonies, the pregustation in pontifical Mass, the ringing of the church bells, the preservation of order in the church, and the distribution of Masses; finally it suggests that one or two canons be appointed each year to supervise the work of the sacrist and his assistants. In the Old Testament, the office and duties of the sacristan are assigned to the Levites. 1 Chronicles 23-26 describes how David assigned them duties such as temple doorkeepers, guardians, singers and musicians.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sacristnoun

    a sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books

  2. Etymology: [LL. sacrista. See Sacristan.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sacrist

    sā′krist, n. a sacristan: a person in a cathedral who copies out music for the choir and takes care of the books.—ns. Sā′cring, consecration; Sā′cring-bell, in R.C. churches, a small bell rung to call attention to the more solemn parts of the service of the mass; Sac′ristan, an officer in a church who has charge of the sacred vessels and other movables: a sexton; Sac′risty, an apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, &c. are kept: vestry. [Low L. sacristia, a vestry, sacristanus, sacrista, a sacristan—L. sacer.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sacrist in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sacrist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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