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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessacristan
/ˈsækrɪstən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An official in charge of a sacristy and church valuables, vestments, and related maintenance.
"The sacristan prepared the altar and liturgical vessels before the morning mass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From medieval Latin sacristanus, derived from sacrista ('sexton'), based on sacer ('sacred').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "sacristan" is said worldwide
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sacristain
Transliteration: sacristain
"Le sacristain a préparé les livres liturgiques pour la messe."
Küster
Transliteration: Kuester
"Der Küster läutete die Glocken vor Beginn des Gottesdienstes."
sagrestano
Transliteration: sagrestano
"Il sagrestano ha acceso le candele sull'altare maggiore."
sacristán
Transliteration: sacristan
"El sacristán ayudó al sacerdote a vestirse con los ornamentos sagrados."
sacristão
Transliteration: sacristao
"O sacristão organizou a sacristia após a celebração."
गिरजाघर का कर्मचारी
Transliteration: girjāghar kā karmachārī
"गिरजाघर के कर्मचारी ने प्रार्थना से पहले घंटी बजाई।"
圣器保管员
Transliteration: shèng qì bǎo guǎn yuán
"圣器保管员负责整理弥撒所需的一切物品。"
성구 보관인
Transliteration: seonggu bogwanin
"성구 보관인은 미사 준비를 위해 제대를 정돈했다."
寺務係
Transliteration: jhimugakari
Script: 堂守
"堂守はミサの前に祭壇の準備をした。"
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