Meaning of Vestry | Babel Free
ˈvɛstɹiDefinitions
- A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.
- A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
- An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
Equivalents
العربية
مجلس الكنيسة
Dansk
sakristi
Deutsch
Sakristei
Ελληνικά
αποδυτήριο
فارسی
رختکن
Français
sacristie
Gàidhlig
seòmar-culaidh
Nederlands
sacristie
Svenska
sakristia
Examples
“The choirboys change⟳ into their cassocks in the vestry.”
“What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like⟳ the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find⟳ my carriage is watertight. Come⟳ along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry.”
“The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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