Definitions for sexton
ˈsɛk stənsex·ton

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Sexton, Anne Sextonnoun

   United States poet (1928-1974)

2. sexton, sacristannoun

   an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sextonnoun

   A church official who looks after a church and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.

2. Etymology: From sacristanus, based on sacer.

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

1. Sextonnoun

   An under officer of the church, whose business is to dig graves.

   Etymology: corrupted from sacristan.

   A stool and cushion for the sexton. William Shakespeare.

   When any dies, then by tolling a bell, or bespeaking a grave of the sexton, the same is known to the searchers corresponding with the said sexton. John Graunt.

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1. sexton

   A sexton is an officer of a church, congregation, or synagogue charged with the maintenance of its buildings and/or the surrounding graveyard. Duties may also include assisting in worship services, such as by ringing the bells.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Sextonnoun

   an under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc

2. Etymology: [OE. sextein, contr. fr. sacristan.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sexton

   A sexton is a church, congregation, or synagogue officer charged with the maintenance of its buildings and/or the surrounding graveyard. In smaller places of worship, this office is often combined with that of verger. In larger buildings, such as cathedrals, a team of sextons may be employed. Historically in North America and the United Kingdom the "sexton" was sometimes a minor municipal official responsible for overseeing the town graveyard. In the United Kingdom the position still exists today, related to management of the community's graveyard, and the sexton is usually employed by the town/parish or community council.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sexton

   seks′tun, n. an officer who has charge of a church, attends the clergyman, digs graves, &c.: a burying-beetle.—ns. Sex′ton-bee′tle, a coleopterous insect of the genus Necrophorus; Sex′tonship, the office of a sexton. [A corr. of sacristan.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SEXTON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sexton is ranked #804 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sexton surname appeared 43,133 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 15 would have the surname Sexton.
   
   91.4% or 39,437 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 1,570 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 923 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.5% or 682 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 319 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 198 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Caretaker
   • Church Officer
   • Poet

How to pronounce sexton?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sexton in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sexton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of sexton in a Sentence

1. Jeanne Shaheen:

   I hope the Supreme Court is listening to the people of the United States because – to go back to Adam Sexton’s question – I think if you want to see a revolution go ahead, outlaw Roe v. Wade and see what the response is of the public, particularly young people, because I think that will not be acceptable to young women or young men.

2. Andrii Maxymov -RRB- Sasha:

   It was my straight message to Putin. I got big support from Charlie Sexton. We were together on one stage, and he was playing on guitar. They have American musicians with me, these guys who really was very helpful. I was feeling not so alone in America.

3. Justin Jones:

   Today we are sending a resounding message that democracy will not be killed in the comfort of silence, today we send a clear message to Speaker (of the House) Cameron Sexton that the people will not allow his crimes against democracy to happen without challenge.

4. John Dalton:

   Drew Sexton's Drew Sexton, drew Sexton's been doing very well in motivating the grassroots and making sure that everyone's kind of involved and feels included in this election, whether you're from the southern border towns all the way up, from top and bottom.

5. Justin Pearson:

   It’s also a painful moment of recognition that our legislators and people like (Speaker of the House) Cameron Sexton and the Republican party in Tennessee and across the South in this country are not doing nearly enough to prevent guns from getting in the hands of people and doing all of the holistic work of gun prevention that is necessary in places across our communities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sexton
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sexton
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sexton
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexton
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sexton
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sexton
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html