Sacristy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sacristy \Sac"ris*ty\, n.; pl. {Sacristies}. [F. sacristie, LL.
     sacristia, fr. L. sacer. See {Sacred}.]
     An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils,
     vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sacristy
       n : a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are
           kept or meetings are held [syn: {vestry}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "sacristy":
     Easter sepulcher, ambry, apse, baptistery, blindstory, chancel,
     choir, cloisters, confessional, confessionary, crypt, diaconicon,
     diaconicum, nave, porch, presbytery, rood loft, rood stair,
     rood tower, sacrarium, transept, triforium, vestry