"ciborium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪˈbɔəɹɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ciboriums [plural], ciboria [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|cibōrium||drinking-cup}} 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”) 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. Categories (topical): Architecture 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 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'A fixed vaulted canopy': 96 4
  2. (Christianity) A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist. Categories (topical): Christianity, Christianity Translations (A covered receptacle): ciborie [neuter] (Dutch), ciborio (Esperanto), 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 Disambiguation of Christianity: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 15 29 25 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 13 87 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'A covered receptacle': 3 97

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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