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sexton
sex·ton S0302900 (sĕk′stən)n. An employee or officer of a church who is responsible for the care and upkeep of church property and sometimes for ringing bells and digging graves.
[Middle English sextein, from Anglo-Latin sextānus, probably from Medieval Latin secristānus, sacristan, variant of sacristānus; see sacristan.]sexton (ˈsɛkstən) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person employed to act as caretaker of a church and its contents and graveyard, and often also as bell-ringer, gravedigger, etc2. (Animals) another name for the burying beetle[C14: from Old French secrestein, from Medieval Latin sacristānus sacristan]sex•ton (ˈsɛk stən)
n. 1. an official who maintains a church building and its contents, rings the bell, etc. 2. an official whose main duty is to maintain a synagogue and its religious articles. [1275–1325; Middle English sexteyn, sekesteyn, syncopated variant of segerstane, secristeyn < Anglo-French segerstaine sacristan] sex′ton•ship`, n. Sex•ton (ˈsɛk stən)
n. Anne (Harvey), 1928–74, U.S. poet. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Sexton - United States poet (1928-1974)Anne Sexton | | 2. | sexton - an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objectssacristancaretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)church officer - a church official |
Translationssexton (ˈsekstən) noun a person who looks after a church and often is responsible for bellringing etc. 教堂司事 教堂司事sexton
sexton1. a person employed to act as caretaker of a church and its contents and graveyard, and often also as bell-ringer, gravedigger, etc. 2. another name for the burying beetleSexton
Related to Sexton: Anne SextonSynonyms for Sextonnoun United States poet (1928-1974)Synonymsnoun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objectsSynonymsRelated Words |