But surely, if your supernatural theory be correct, it could work the young man evil in London as easily as in Devonshire. A devil with merely local powers like a parish vestry would be too inconceivable a thing.
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Vestry
//ˈvɛstɹi//
Synonyms for "vestry" (49 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (24)
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1 entriesderived
6 entriesis a
2 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
27 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- ри́зница noun (room in a church)
- сакристия noun (room in a church)
- черковно настоятелство noun (committee of parishioners)
Danish
1 entries- sakristi noun (room in a church)
Dutch
1 entries- sacristie noun (room in a church)
Finnish
2 entries- kirkkoneuvosto noun (committee of parishioners)
- sakaristo noun (room in a church)
French
1 entries- sacristie noun (room in a church)
Georgian
3 entries- მრევლის კრება noun (committee of parishioners)
- სალარო noun (room in a church)
- საცავი noun (room in a church)
German
1 entries- Sakristei noun (room in a church)
Greek
1 entries- αποδυτήριο noun (room in a church)
Latin
1 entries- sacristia noun (room in a church)
Macedonian
4 entries- паро́хиска у́права noun (committee of parishioners)
- ри́зница noun (room in a church)
- сакри́стија noun (room in a church)
- ѓа́коник noun (room in a church)
Māori
1 entries- wēteri noun (committee of parishioners)
Old Czech
1 entries- obláčěnicě noun (room in a church)
Persian
1 entries- رختکن noun (room in a church)
Polish
1 entries- zakrystia noun (room in a church)
Russian
3 entries- приходское управле́ние noun (committee of parishioners)
- ри́зница noun (room in a church)
- сакристия noun (room in a church)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- seòmar-culaidh noun (room in a church)
Swedish
1 entries- sakristia noun (room in a church)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.
Source: wiktionary
What a day, eh? Demmy, it's like the commencement of the rainy season in Bengal. But you'll find my carriage is watertight. Come along, my mother and Emmy are in the vestry.
Source: wiktionary
The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
Source: wiktionary
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