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ci·bo·ri·um

(sĭ-bôr′ē-əm)

n. pl. ci·bo·ri·a (-bôr′ē-ə)

1. A vaulted canopy permanently placed over an altar.

2. A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.

[Medieval Latin cibōrium, from Latin, a drinking cup, from Greek kibōrion, probably of Egyptian origin.]

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ciborium

(sɪˈbɔːrɪəm)

n, pl -ria (-rɪə)

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a freestanding canopy fixed over an altar and supported by four pillars

[C17: from Medieval Latin, from Latin: drinking cup, from Greek kibōrion cup-shaped seed vessel of the Egyptian lotus, hence, a cup]

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ci•bo•ri•um

(sɪˈbɔr i əm, -ˈboʊr-)

n., pl. -bo•ri•a (-ˈbɔr i ə, -ˈboʊr-)

1. a permanent canopy over an altar; baldachin.

2. a vessel for holding the consecrated bread or sacred wafers for the Eucharist.

[1645–55; < Latin: drinking-cup < Greek kibṓrion literally, the seed vessel of the Egyptian lotus, which the cup appar. resembled]

Translations

ciboireciborium

дароносица

ciborium

n → Ziborium nt

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