sexton
A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a…A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.
» The poor father forced himself to ask the sexton whether she had been to mass.
Бедный отец насилу решился спросить у дьячка, была ли она у обедни. — carlosalberto
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.
Küster, Küsterin, Sigrist
понома́рьponomárʹ, церко́вный сто́рожcerkóvnyj stórož, ри́зничийrízničij
A sexton beetle.
- an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
- United States poet (1928-1974)
Examples
1 sentencesThe poor father forced himself to ask the sexton whether she had been to mass.
ruБедный отец насилу решился спросить у дьячка, была ли она у обедни. — carlosalberto
Translations
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Origin
From Old French segrestien, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (“sacredFrom Old French segrestien, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (“sacred”). Doublet of sacristan.
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Forms
plural: sextonsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsSee also
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