| 单词 | vestry |
| 释义 | vestry[ ves-tree ] / ˈvɛs tri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vestry ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ves·tries.a room in or a building attached to a church, in which the vestments, and sometimes liturgical objects, are kept; sacristy. (in some churches) a room in or a building attached to a church, used as a chapel, for prayer meetings, for the Sunday school, etc. Episcopal Church. a committee elected by members of a congregation to serve with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church. Church of England. a meeting attended by all the parishioners or by a committee of parishioners during which the official business of the church is discussed. Origin of vestry1350–1400; Middle English vestrie, vestrye.See vest (v.), -ery OTHER WORDS FROM vestryvestral, adjectiveWords nearby vestryvesting, Vestmannaeyjar, vestment, vest-pocket, vest-pocket park, vestry, vestryman, vesture, Vesuvian, vesuvianite, vesuvianite jade Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vestryBritish Dictionary definitions for vestryvestry / (ˈvɛstrɪ) / noun plural -triesa room in or attached to a church in which vestments, sacred vessels, etc, are kept a room in or attached to some churches, used for Sunday school, meetings, etc Church of England
Episcopal Church Anglican Church a committee of vestrymen chosen by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of their church Derived forms of vestryvestral, adjectiveWord Origin for vestryC14: probably from Old French vestiarie; see vest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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