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Sacristan

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsækɹɪstən

Definitions

The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.

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Examples

“And hence the custom and law began That still at dawn the sacristan, Who duly pulls the heavy bell, Five and forty beads must tell⟳ Between each stroke”
“[…] every evening as the temple was closed for the night the sacristan paused: "Pindar to supper with the god!" he cried.”
“The church was looked after by an old sacristan who lived in a cottage on the shore of the lake.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sacristanry Sacristans Sacristies sacristry Sacristy sacrocaudal

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