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单词 ciborium
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ci•bo•ri•um  (si bôrē əm, -bōr-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bo•ri•a 
    (-bôrē ə, -bōr-).USA pronunciation 
  1. Religiona permanent canopy placed over an altar;
    baldachin.
  2. Religionany container designed to hold the consecrated bread or sacred wafers for the Eucharist.
  3. Religion[Archaic.]a severy.
  • Greek kibó̄rion literally, the seed vessel of the Egyptian lotus, which the cup apparently resembled
  • Latin: drinking-cup
  • 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ciborium /sɪˈbɔːrɪəm/ n ( pl -ria / -rɪə/)
  1. a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion
  2. a freestanding canopy fixed over an altar and supported by four pillars
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin, from Latin: drinking cup, from Greek kibōrion cup-shaped seed vessel of the Egyptian lotus, hence, a cup
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