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SACRISTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sacristy mean? 

SACRISTY (noun)
  The noun SACRISTY has 1 sense:

1. a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are heldplay

  Familiarity information: SACRISTY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SACRISTY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sacristy; vestry

Hypernyms ("sacristy" is a kind of...):

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

Holonyms ("sacristy" is a part of...):

church; church building (a place for public (especially Christian) worship)


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