Thesaurus results for VESTRY

vestry

noun

ˈve-strē

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as in sacristy

a room in a church building for sacred furnishings (as vestments) the priest returned the chalice to the vestry

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Recent Examples of vestry Books were his friends, his family, his mode of travel, his relief from the woes of the vestry. —

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sacristy

Noun

The property also contains a commercial kitchen, main and guest dining room, a large chapel and sacristy, an assembly room, administrative offices, conference rooms, a laundry room, a barber shop, a woodworking shop, a multipurpose room and a maintenance shop, the brochure states.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Among its features, the new space will contain two confessional rooms, a working sacristy and a vesting room.

— Victoria Le, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026