Ciborium - English meaning
Ciborium – definitions in English dictionary
nounA receptacle shaped like a shrine or a cup with an arched cover, used in the christian church to hold the eucharist.
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Sometimes there are two dishes, a knight on a bier, a head in a dish, a stone, or a ciborium.nounA canopy over an altar in a church, standing on four pillars.
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This polygonal stage overhangs the altar and thus serves as a monumental ciborium for liturgical ac…
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Word origin
mid 16th century: via medieval Latin from Greek kibōrion ‘seed vessel of the water lily or a cup made from it’. ciborium (sense 1) is probably influenced by Latin cibus ‘food’.
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