sacristan C2 Topic:Religion & Belief US /ˈsækɹɪstən/ UK /ˈsækɹɪstən/ See IPA manual Freq #65947 Meanings 1 noun The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains. And hence the custom and law began That still at dawn the sacristan, Who duly pulls the heavy bell, Five and forty beads must tell Between each stroke Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the person who maintains... sacrist Etymology From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. Doublet of sexton. Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sacristan **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsækɹɪstən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsækɹɪstən/ **Frequency rank:** 65947 ## Meanings 1. The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains. ## Examples - And hence the custom and law began That still at dawn the sacristan, Who duly pulls the heavy bell, Five and forty beads must tell Between each stroke ## Etymology From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. Doublet of sexton. ## Topics - Religion & Belief markdown