Ciborium
//sɪˈbɔəɹɪəm// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
- 2 A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
"Michael came after her, solemnly bearing the teapot like a ciborium."
Example
More examples"Michael came after her, solemnly bearing the teapot like a ciborium."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cibōrium (“drinking-cup”), from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion, “the Egyptian water-lily’s cupulate seed pod”, or “a drinking-cup fashioned therefrom”). Doublet of cimborio.
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