sacristy
noun
sac·ris·ty ˈsa-krə-stē 
plural sacristies
: a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept and where the clergy vests
Synonyms
- vestry
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Example Sentences
our choir robes were stored in the sacristy
Recent Examples on the Web The original tiles in the sacristy and in the baptistery were not able to be saved, however, because they were ruined by flooding in the aftermath of firefighting efforts. 
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 The garments themselves tell a story of celebrating the sacristy of women and embracing the divine feminine that is. Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 The burglars also apparently cut into a safe in the church's sacristy, but there was nothing inside, according to WABC. Mark Osborne, ABC News, 30 May 2022 Separated from the main church by a stone bell tower and a pair of 200-year-old yuccas, the building now serves as both the center of Nurio’s religious life and a temporary sacristy for the artifacts rescued from the Apostle Santiago Church. New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022 Most of the cartridge cases recovered from the sacristy had stamps indicating that they were made for the United States government in Lake City, Mo. New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021 Hand sanitizers sat on a table in Our Lady of Guadalupe’s foyer, and near the sacristy. Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2021 Worship activities in the fourth location, a north room of the stone church known as the sacristy, occurred from 1750 to 1793, when the mission was secularized. Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2021 The assaults included fondling and groping of the boy’s genitals and on one occasion the abuse occurred in the sacristy of the parish while the boy was preparing the altar for Mass, the lawsuit alleges. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021 See More
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 The garments themselves tell a story of celebrating the sacristy of women and embracing the divine feminine that is. Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 The burglars also apparently cut into a safe in the church's sacristy, but there was nothing inside, according to WABC. Mark Osborne, ABC News, 30 May 2022 Separated from the main church by a stone bell tower and a pair of 200-year-old yuccas, the building now serves as both the center of Nurio’s religious life and a temporary sacristy for the artifacts rescued from the Apostle Santiago Church. New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022 Most of the cartridge cases recovered from the sacristy had stamps indicating that they were made for the United States government in Lake City, Mo. New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021 Hand sanitizers sat on a table in Our Lady of Guadalupe’s foyer, and near the sacristy. Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2021 Worship activities in the fourth location, a north room of the stone church known as the sacristy, occurred from 1750 to 1793, when the mission was secularized. Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2021 The assaults included fondling and groping of the boy’s genitals and on one occasion the abuse occurred in the sacristy of the parish while the boy was preparing the altar for Mass, the lawsuit alleges. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English sacristie, from Medieval Latin sacristia, from sacrista sacristan, from Latin sacr-, sacer
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
sacristies
noun
as in vestries
a room in a church building for sacred furnishings (as vestments) our choir robes were stored in the sacristy Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- vestries
- cloakrooms