sacristy

noun sac·ris·ty \ ˈsa-krə-stē \

Updated on: 1 Apr 2018

Definition of sacristy

plural sacristies

: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept and where the clergy vests

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Examples of sacristy in a Sentence

our choir robes were stored in the sacristy

Recent Examples of sacristy from the Web

An additional allegation of abuse emerged during the committal hearing, of an incident at a sacristy at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne.

— lucie morris-marr, CNN, "Abuse hearing for Vatican treasurer Pell ends amid fiery accusations," 29 Mar. 2018
There is hardly a trace of the convent on the main floor, where the summer dining room once housed a chapel and a comfortable sitting room once contained a sacristy.

— j.s. marcus, WSJ, "Once an Asylum, Then a Convent, Now a Home," 14 Mar. 2018
There, equipment was installed so the bell stays stationary and is rung by a moving internal clapper that is controlled electronically by a switch in the sacristy, Flanagan said.

— leonor vivanco-prengaman, chicagotribune.com, "Elizabethan bell — city's oldest — to toll its anniversary on Sunday," 9 Dec. 2017
Deacon Joe even made sure there was always Kleenex in the sacristy.

— chuck gibson, Cincinnati.com, "Deacon Joe Coll served St. Columban for 35 years," 31 Oct. 2017
In a lawsuit filed in federal district court Tuesday, Rink is accused of molesting the boy in the sacristy, the room in a church where a priest prepares for a service.

— USA TODAY, "New priest is accused in Guam sexual-abuse cases," 5 Sep. 2017
One of Michelangelo's first sculptures is on display here—a crucifix, hanging in one of the sacristies, or rooms of the church.

— samantha leal, Marie Claire, "That Time I Vacationed Like Beyoncé," 23 Sep. 2015
Some lady, a church worker in a floral dress, was moving cardboard boxes from the altar to the sacristy.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "Getting Out the Message To Save Himself," 22 May 2017
Layton argued that a decision in favor of the church would open a Pandora's sacristy of demands by religious organizations on the public purse.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "What's Going on with Neil Gorsuch's First Big Case?," 19 Apr. 2017

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