单词 | vestry |
释义 | vestry (once / 3151 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY vestry: vestries USAGE EXAMPLESBoth do everything, but Jodi is the point person for administrative and vestry duties; Christian heads up the spiritual formation, education and outreach programs. Washington Times(Nov 28, 2016) Her dramas and her emotions had to do with the boys, with the vestry, and with food. John Steinbeck, East of Eden(1952) A noose hangs in the vestry nearby, alongside the block of wood on which the condemned were beheaded. Washington Post(Oct 30, 2015) 1 n a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held 2Syn|Hyper sacristy room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling n in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church Hyper commission, committee a special group delegated to consider some matter |
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