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sacristy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsækɹɪsti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vestry, vestiary

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vestry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: room

History

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman sacrestie, from Medieval Latin sacristia.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ри́зница (ríznica) — room in a church
  • Catalan: sagristia — room in a church
  • Chinese Mandarin: 祭衣及聖器收藏室 /祭衣及圣器收藏室 — room in a church
  • Czech: sakristie — room in a church
  • Danish: sakristi — room in a church
  • Dutch: sacristie — room in a church
  • Faroese: skrúðrúm — room in a church
  • Finnish: sakaristo — room in a church
  • Finnish: sakasti — room in a church
  • French: sacristie — room in a church
  • German: Sakristei — room in a church
  • Greek: σκευοφυλάκιο (skevofylákio) — room in a church
  • Hungarian: sekrestye — room in a church
  • Indonesian: sakristi — room in a church
  • Italian: sagrestia — room in a church
  • Ladin: jegher — room in a church
  • Latin: sacrārium — room in a church
  • Lithuanian: zakristijà — room in a church
  • Macedonian: сакри́стија (sakrístija) — room in a church
  • Macedonian: ри́зница (ríznica) — room in a church
  • Macedonian: ѓа́коник (ǵákonik) — room in a church
  • Polish: zakrystia — room in a church
  • Portuguese: sacristia — room in a church
  • Romanian: sacristie — room in a church
  • Russian: сакристия (sakristija) — room in a church
  • Slovak: sakristia — room in a church
  • Slovene: zakristija — room in a church
  • Spanish: sacristía — room in a church
  • Swedish: sakristia — room in a church
  • Tagalog: sakristiya — room in a church
  • Welsh: cysegrfa — room in a church
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