单词 | altarist |
释义 | altaristn. 1. A person responsible for the altar and its furnishings, accessories, etc.; one who attends to an altar.In later use historical or in Roman Catholic contexts. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > church-officer > [noun] altarist1445 church officer1566 beadle1594 kirk officer1608 churchwarden1660 1445 in C. Wordsworth Statutes Lincoln Cathedral (1897) II. 489 J. Colynson altarist of Bukyngham chantry. 1558 in W. H. Jones Fasti Eccl. Sarisb. (1879) viii. 291 The choristers after their voices be changed..were appointed altarists to ringe the bells and to doe such other service as had a yearly stipende. 1842 J. Donovan Rome Anc. & Mod. I. 417 The Pope blesses the palls..which are preserved in the Confession, under care of the Canon Altarist. 1882 W. Henderson Process. Eccl. Sarum Pref. 10 Altarists had to see that everything necessary for the service of the altars was ready for the priest. 1995 D. Lepine Brotherhood of Canons vi. 130 Secondaries, choir clerks and altarists..are the most likely to have been members of canons' households. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > vicar > [noun] vicary1303 vicarc1325 substitute1555 ficker1589 flicker1598 altarist1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Altarist properly denotes the vicar of a church. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1445 |
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