Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sacristan

/ˈsækɹɪstən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: sac-ristan
IPA: /ˈsækɹɪstən/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.

Example Sentences

"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"
"[…] every evening as the temple was closed for the night the sacristan paused: "Pindar to supper with the god!" he cried."
"The church was looked after by an old sacristan who lived in a cottage on the shore of the lake."

Etymology

From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. Doublet of sexton.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: sacristain, sacrista, sacer

Inflected Forms

sacristans (plural)

Derived Forms

sacristanry subsacristan undersacristan

Frequently Paired Words

sacristry sacristy sexton sextonry

Synonyms

sacrist sexton

Questions

How do you pronounce sacristan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsækɹɪstən/.
What does sacristan mean?: The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.
Where does sacristan come from?: It is traced to French.

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