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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Sacristies

(#)

[F.

sacristie

, LL.

sacristia

, fr. L.

sacer

. See

An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.

Noun.

[L. sacer, sacred.]

An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils are kept; now called the vestry.

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.

room in a church