sexton

[ sek-stuhn ]

/ ˈsɛk stən /

noun

an official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead.

an official who maintains a synagogue and its religious articles, chants the designated portion of the Torah on prescribed days, and assists the cantor in conducting services on festivals.

Origin of sexton

1275–1325; Middle English sexteyn, sekesteyn, syncopated variant of segerstane, secristeyn<Anglo-French segerstainesacristan

OTHER WORDS FROM sexton

sex·ton·ship, nounun·der·sex·ton, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sexton

sextant, sextet, sexton

Words nearby sexton

sextile, sextillion, sexting, sexto, sextodecimo, sexton, sex tour, sex tourism, sex toy, sextuple, sextuplet

Definition for sexton (2 of 2)

Sexton

[ sek-stuhn ]

/ ˈsɛk stən /

noun

Anne (Harvey), 1928–74, U.S. poet.

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Example sentences from the Web for sexton

Last September, Sexton pleaded guilty in New York state court to money laundering and agreed to forfeit $600,000.
Las Vegas Betting Scandal Earns $5.5 Million Fine but the Boss Walks|John L. Smith|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In it the sexton kept a scythe, a mowing machine, some cans and a bier, a four-wheeled vehicle with rubber tyres.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham
Before long he was so pleased with me that he made me his sexton.
The Surprises of Life|Georges Clemenceau
Not alone the cleric's good work is upset by him; but the sexton's as well.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George Meredith

Andre Willem, 23 years old, sexton, who was tied to a tree and burned alive.
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2|Various
I walked out as the sexton closed the door below on the last of the down-stairs worshippers.
If, Yes and Perhaps|Edward Everett Hale

British Dictionary definitions for sexton

sexton

/ (ˈsɛkstən) /

noun

a person employed to act as caretaker of a church and its contents and graveyard, and often also as bell-ringer, gravedigger, etc

another name for the burying beetle

Word Origin for sexton

C14: from Old French secrestein, from Medieval Latin sacristānus sacristan

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sexton
释义	sexton [ sek-stuhn ] / ˈsɛk stən / noun an official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead. an official who maintains a synagogue and its religious articles, chants the designated portion of the Torah on prescribed days, and assists the cantor in conducting services on festivals. Origin of sexton 1275–1325; Middle English sexteyn, sekesteyn, syncopated variant of segerstane, secristeyn<Anglo-French segerstainesacristan OTHER WORDS FROM sexton sex·ton·ship, nounun·der·sex·ton, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sexton sextant, sextet, sexton Words nearby sexton sextile, sextillion, sexting, sexto, sextodecimo, sexton, sex tour, sex tourism, sex toy, sextuple, sextuplet Definition for sexton (2 of 2) Sexton [ sek-stuhn ] / ˈsɛk stən / noun Anne (Harvey), 1928–74, U.S. poet. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sexton Last September, Sexton pleaded guilty in New York state court to money laundering and agreed to forfeit $600,000. Las Vegas Betting Scandal Earns $5.5 Million Fine but the Boss Walks\|John L. Smith\|January 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In it the sexton kept a scythe, a mowing machine, some cans and a bier, a four-wheeled vehicle with rubber tyres. The Smuggler's Cave\|George A. Birmingham Before long he was so pleased with me that he made me his sexton. The Surprises of Life\|Georges Clemenceau Not alone the cleric's good work is upset by him; but the sexton's as well. Diana of the Crossways, Complete\|George Meredith Andre Willem, 23 years old, sexton, who was tied to a tree and burned alive. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2\|Various I walked out as the sexton closed the door below on the last of the down-stairs worshippers. If, Yes and Perhaps\|Edward Everett Hale British Dictionary definitions for sexton sexton / (ˈsɛkstən) / noun a person employed to act as caretaker of a church and its contents and graveyard, and often also as bell-ringer, gravedigger, etc another name for the burying beetle Word Origin for sexton C14: from Old French secrestein, from Medieval Latin sacristānus sacristan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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