sacristan
noun/ˈsækrɪstən/
/ˈsækrɪstən/
- a person whose job is to take care of the holy objects in a Christian church and to prepare the altar for servicesWord OriginMiddle English: from medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer, sacr- ‘sacred’.
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