ciborium

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/sɪˈbɔəɹɪəm/

Definition of ciborium

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
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noun

  1. A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
  2. A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
    “Michael came after her, solemnly bearing the teapot like a ciborium.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cibōrium (“drinking-cup”), from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion, “the Egyptian water-lily’s cupulate seed pod”, or “a drinking-cup fashioned therefrom”). Doublet of cimborio.

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