Definition of sacristy
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
Origin and Etymology of sacristy
Middle English sacristie, from Medieval Latin sacristia, from sacrista sacristan, from Latin sacr-, sacer
First Known Use: 15th century
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