sacristán
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See also: sacristan
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin sacristānus, from sacrista (“servant of god, member of a religious community in charge of vestments, ornaments and vessels”), from Latin sacrī (“sacred”) + Late Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).
Pronunciation
Noun
sacristán m (plural sacristanes, feminine sacristana, feminine plural sacristanas)
- sexton
- Synonym: sepulturero
- sacristan
- Synonym: sacrista
Related terms
Further reading
- “sacristán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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