Sacrist
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sacristan.
"At some unknown point during the twelfth century the problem of waking up at night at the right time to ring the bell was solved, because, in a new version of the Rule for Cistercian monks, it says that the sacrist 'roused by the sound of the clock shall ring the church bell'."
- 2 A person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir and take care of the books.
Example
More examples"At some unknown point during the twelfth century the problem of waking up at night at the right time to ring the bell was solved, because, in a new version of the Rule for Cistercian monks, it says that the sacrist 'roused by the sound of the clock shall ring the church bell'."
Etymology
From Late Latin sacrista.
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