"ciborium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪˈbɔəɹɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ciboriums [plural], ciboria [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin cibōrium (“drinking-cup”), from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion, “the Egyptian water-lily’s cupulate seed pod”, or “a drinking-cup fashioned therefrom”). Doublet of cimborio. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la-med|cibōrium||drinking-cup}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin cibōrium (“drinking-cup”), {{der|en|grc|κιβώριον|t=the Egyptian water-lily’s cupulate seed pod”, or “a drinking-cup fashioned therefrom}} Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion, “the Egyptian water-lily’s cupulate seed pod”, or “a drinking-cup fashioned therefrom”), {{dbt|en|cimborio}} Doublet of cimborio Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ciboria}} ciborium (plural ciboriums or ciboria)
  1. (architecture) A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns. Translations (A fixed vaulted canopy): ciborio (Esperanto), ciborium [masculine] (French), Ziborium [neuter] (German), Altaraufbau [masculine] (German), ciborio [masculine] (Italian), cyborium [neuter] (Polish), cibório [masculine] (Portuguese), ciborio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ciborium-en-noun-en:architecture Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'A fixed vaulted canopy': 94 6
  2. (Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist. Synonyms: pyx Translations (A covered receptacle): ciborie [neuter] (Dutch), ciborio (Esperanto), ehtoollisleipärasia (Finnish), ciboire [masculine] (French), Ziborium [neuter] (German), Hostienkelch [masculine] (German), sibori (Indonesian), cuach abhlann [masculine] (Irish), cuach altóra [masculine] (Irish), cyborium [neuter] (Polish), copón [masculine] (Spanish), afrllatgist [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ciborium-en-noun-en:Christianity Categories (other): Christianity, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Christianity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Christianity: 4 96 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'A covered receptacle': 6 94

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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "A covered receptacle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cuach abhlann"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "A covered receptacle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cuach altóra"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "A covered receptacle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cyborium"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "A covered receptacle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "copón"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "A covered receptacle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afrllatgist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ciborium"
}

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