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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Noun(2 words)
sacristychurch committee
Strong matches (15)
cloistercloistersconciliarismconclaveconferenceconfessionalconfessionarycongregationconsistoryconventionconvocationcouncil of nicaeacouncil of trentcryptdiaconicon
Related words (24)
diaconicumdiocesan conferenceeaster sepulcherecclesiastical councilecumenical councillateran councilnaveparochial church councilparochial councilplenary councilporchpresbyteryrood loftrood stairrood towersacrariumsacristysessionsynodtransept
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triforiumvatican council
Noun(2 words)
parish councilsacristies
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6 entrieschurch vestryparish vestryvestry clerkvestry meetingvestry minutesvestry room
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4 total sentences available.
The choirboys change into their cassocks in the vestry.
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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.
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The vestry meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
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