sacristy
noun
sac·ris·ty
ˈsa-krə-stē 
plural sacristies
: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept and where the clergy vests
Examples of sacristy in a Sentence
our choir robes were stored in the sacristy
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Flynn says Donald was found drinking altar wine in the sacristy, but Aloysius is sure Flynn gave it to him.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The surveys revealed a mysterious underworld, confirming the presence of a large void under the sacristy that extended to the west and northwest.
—Franz Lidz Meghan Dhaliwal, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
Over time, the former church’s transept became a bathroom; the sacristy a kitchen.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 23 June 2023
But at the 2019 Mass, Monsignor W. Curtis Mallet, the diocese’s vicar general, pulled Broussard aside in the sacristy of St. Edward, just before the ceremony began.
—Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The surveys revealed a mysterious underworld, confirming the presence of a large void under the sacristy that extended to the west and northwest.
—Franz Lidz Meghan Dhaliwal, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
Over time, the former church’s transept became a bathroom; the sacristy a kitchen.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 23 June 2023
But at the 2019 Mass, Monsignor W. Curtis Mallet, the diocese’s vicar general, pulled Broussard aside in the sacristy of St. Edward, just before the ceremony began.
—Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
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“Sacristy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacristy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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