英语词汇“vestry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(vestri)

Word forms: plural vestries

countable noun

A vestry is a room in a church which the clergy use as an office or to change into their ceremonial clothes for church services.

vestry in British English

(ˈvɛstrɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -tries

a room in or attached to a church in which vestments, sacred vessels, etc, are kept

a room in or attached to some churches, used for Sunday school, meetings, etc

3. Church of England

a meeting of all the members of a parish or their representatives, to transact the official business of the parish

the body of members meeting for this; the parish council

4. Episcopal Church, Anglican Church

a committee of vestrymen chosen by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of their church

Derived forms

vestral (ˈvestral)

adjective

Word origin

C14: probably from Old French vestiarie; see vest

vestry in American English

(ˈvɛstri)

nounWord forms: plural ˈvestries

a room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and the sacred vessels are kept; sacristy

a room in a church or church building for prayer meetings, Sunday school, etc.

3. Anglican Church and Episcopal Church

a group of church members who manage the temporal affairs of the church

4. Anglican Church

a meeting of such a group or of the parishioners in general

the place for this

Word origin

ME vestrie < OFr vestiarie < L vestiarium, wardrobe < vestis, garment: see vest

Examples of 'vestry' in a sentence
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Ten minutes later Mr Greenfield the organist appeared in the vestry with the list of hymns for the two weddings.`Eduardo's right, they weren't regular soldiers," Lorenzo said, appearing at the vestry door.As we left the vestry after service he said, `Let's have an all out effort from you both.Maybe it was a vestry where the priest or the minister could put on his robes.

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释义	Trends of vestry View usage for: vestry (vestri) Word forms: plural vestries countable noun A vestry is a room in a church which the clergy use as an office or to change into their ceremonial clothes for church services. vestry in British English (ˈvɛstrɪ) nounWord forms: plural -tries 1. a room in or attached to a church in which vestments, sacred vessels, etc, are kept 2. a room in or attached to some churches, used for Sunday school, meetings, etc 3. Church of England a. a meeting of all the members of a parish or their representatives, to transact the official business of the parish b. the body of members meeting for this; the parish council 4. Episcopal Church, Anglican Church a committee of vestrymen chosen by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of their church Derived forms vestral (ˈvestral) adjective Word origin C14: probably from Old French vestiarie; see vest vestry in American English (ˈvɛstri) nounWord forms: plural ˈvestries 1. a room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and the sacred vessels are kept; sacristy 2. a room in a church or church building for prayer meetings, Sunday school, etc. 3. Anglican Church and Episcopal Church a group of church members who manage the temporal affairs of the church 4. Anglican Church a. a meeting of such a group or of the parishioners in general b. the place for this Word origin ME vestrie < OFr vestiarie < L vestiarium, wardrobe < vestis, garment: see vest Examples of 'vestry' in a sentence vestry Ten minutes later Mr Greenfield the organist appeared in the vestry with the list of hymns for the two weddings. Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE `Eduardo's right, they weren't regular soldiers," Lorenzo said, appearing at the vestry door. MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOOR As we left the vestry after service he said, `Let's have an all out effort from you both. Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE Maybe it was a vestry where the priest or the minister could put on his robes. Sebastian, Hector et al? THE THREE INVESTIGATORS
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