vestry, sacristy
(noun) a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sacristy (plural sacristies)
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.
• vestry
Source: Wiktionary
Sac"ris*ty, n.; pl. Sacristies. Etym: [F. sacristie, LL. sacristia, fr. L. sacer. See Sacred.]
Definition: A apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 July 2024
(verb) cause someone or something to move by driving; “She drove me to school every day”; “We drove the car to the garage”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
