sacristan

英 ['sækrɪstən] 美['sækrɪstən]
  • n. 教堂的看守人;教堂圣器收藏室的管理人(等于sacrist);教堂司事(等于sexton)

英英释义


1. an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects

中文词源


sacristan 教堂圣器守司

sacri-,神圣的,-ist,人,管理人。

英文词源


sacristan (n.)
"officer charged with looking after the buildings and property of a church or religious house," early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Medieval Latin sacristanus, from Latin sacrista, from sacer (genitive sacri) "sacred" (see sacred). Compare sexton, which is a doublet.