sedile

[ se-dahy-lee ]

/ sɛˈdaɪ li /

noun, plural se·dil·i·a [se-dil-ee-uh]. /sɛˈdɪl i ə/. Ecclesiastical.

one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.

Origin of sedile

1785–95; <Latin sedīle sitting-place, equivalent to sed(ēre) to sit¹ + -īle neuter noun suffix

Words nearby sedile

Sedgemoor, sedge warbler, sedge wren, Sedgwick, sedgy, sedile, sedilia, sediment, sedimentary, sedimentary rock, sedimentation

Example sentences from the Web for sedile

The sanctuary contains a sedile and piscina, and a stoup and a rougher piscina will be found in the nave.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
Note the old font which was evidently at one time coloured; also the aumbry, piscina and sedile.
Seaward Sussex|Edric Holmes
At the E. end is a piscina and a sedile, each under an elaborate triple ogee canopy.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
This is beneath a sept-foiled arch, beside which is another strangely irregular (p. 210) arch over a sedile.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.

单词	sedile
释义	sedile [ se-dahy-lee ] / sɛˈdaɪ li / noun, plural se·dil·i·a [se-dil-ee-uh]. /sɛˈdɪl i ə/. Ecclesiastical. one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy. Origin of sedile 1785–95; <Latin sedīle sitting-place, equivalent to sed(ēre) to sit¹ + -īle neuter noun suffix Words nearby sedile Sedgemoor, sedge warbler, sedge wren, Sedgwick, sedgy, sedile, sedilia, sediment, sedimentary, sedimentary rock, sedimentation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sedile The sanctuary contains a sedile and piscina, and a stoup and a rougher piscina will be found in the nave. Somerset\|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade Note the old font which was evidently at one time coloured; also the aumbry, piscina and sedile. Seaward Sussex\|Edric Holmes At the E. end is a piscina and a sedile, each under an elaborate triple ogee canopy. Somerset\|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade This is beneath a sept-foiled arch, beside which is another strangely irregular (p. 210) arch over a sedile. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely\|Rev. Edward Conybeare.
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