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ciborium

Meaning of "ciborium" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CIBORIUM

From Medieval Latin, from Latin: drinking cup, from Greek kibōrion cup-shaped seed vessel of the Egyptian lotus, hence, a cup.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CIBORIUM

sɪˈbɔːrɪəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIBORIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ciborium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CIBORIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ciborium in the English dictionary

The definition of ciborium in the dictionary is a goblet-shaped lidded vessel used to hold consecrated wafers in Holy Communion. Other definition of ciborium is a freestanding canopy fixed over an altar and supported by four pillars.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIBORIUM

auditorium · bohrium · cafetorium · castoreum · cladosporium · conservatorium · corium · crematorium · emporium · eupatorium · moratorium · natatorium · praetorium · sanatorium · sanitorium · scriptorium · sensorium · tentorium · thorium · triforium

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIBORIUM

ci-devant · CIA · ciabatta · Ciano · ciao · CIB · cibachrome · cibation · Cibber · ciboria · CICA · cicada · cicadae · cicadellid · cicala · cicale · cicatrice · cicatrices · cicatricial · cicatricle

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIBORIUM

anticlinorium · appressorium · aquarium · archesporium · aspersorium · digitorium · exosporium · haustorium · inclinatorium · inhalatorium · livermorium · lubritorium · mesothorium · motorium · muscatorium · ostensorium · pastorium · succinctorium · sudatorium · suspensorium · synclinorium

Synonyms and antonyms of ciborium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ciborium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIBORIUM

Find out the translation of ciborium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ciborium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ciborium» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

ciborium
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

copón
570 millions of speakers
en

English

ciborium
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

ciborium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ciborium
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

киворий
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cibório
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ciborium
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

ciboire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Ciborium
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Ziborium
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

聖体容器
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

ciborium
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ciborium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chén thánh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பலிபீடத்தின் மீது விரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள மேற்கட்டு விதானம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सिबोरियम
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kilisede kutsanmış ekmek kabı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ciborio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

cyborium
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

киворий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

ciborium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κιβώριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ciborie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ciborium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ciborium
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIBORIUM»

Discover the use of ciborium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ciborium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Ciborium, alabaster (Volterra, Muscn Dioccsano di Arte Sacra) equipped with conical feet, which made them more convenient to handle. This type of footed pyx , often called a ciborium, is represented bv two related English examples (c.
Gordon Campbell, 2006
2
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
In Spain and Portugal, this basic type of ciborium acquired an exuberant decorative structure (e.g. c. 1530, London, V&A). F. X. Kraus: Die Kunst des Mittelalters, der Renaissance und der Neuzeit (1897–1908), II/i of Geschichte der christlichen ...
Colum Hourihane, 2012
3
Giammaria Mosca Called Padovano: A Renaissance Sculptor in ...
Meanwhile, on 7 October 1556, Padovano received 10 zloties due him for work on the ciborium. The money had come from the rings donated by Wincenty to the confratemity. The 10 zloties were taken by Girolamo Canavesi, Padovano's socio,  ...
Anne Markham Schulz, 2010
4
Glossary of ecclesiastical ornament and costume... a secon ...
74 Ciborium. within it the Mysteries and Sacraments of the New Law, celebrated at the Holy Altar, by priests of the Church, and indeed, from the ancient form of consecration of such ciboria, we may gather this analogy between them and the ...
A. Welby PUGIN, 1846
5
Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament and Costume. With ...
Stephen Borgia, in his work, " De Cruce Veliterna," tells us that " this cross is kept in a marble ciborium, resting on four columns, which stands on the principal altar of the Church of St. Clement, at Veletri ; a church which, though not cruciform, ...
August Welby Pugin, 1844
6
Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament and Costume
19), describing the ancient rite of blessing a ciborium, seems to say, that the ciborium not only covered the altar, but also the bodies of the Saints, beneath the altar : — " We beseech Thine ineffable Clemency, that this covering of thine Holy  ...
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1868
7
The Rome of Pope Paschal I: Papal Power, Urban Renovation, ...
ciborium over the altar at S. Prassede was apparently made of ancient red marble columns, the same columns reused in both the sixteenth- and the eighteenth-century ciboria, and thus co-ordinated with the dark-red marble of the stairs, the ...
Caroline Goodson, 2010
8
Ceremonies of The Young Rite:
At this point it is customary for the celebrant to take from the tabernacle the ciborium containing the reserved Hosts, provided enough have not been consecrated at the Eucharist to communicate the people. When a large congregation is ...
I.S. Cooper, 2010
9
Rethinking the High Renaissance: The Culture of the Visual ...
A Michelangelo plan of the choir of S. Lorenzo in the Casa Buonarroti datable to early 1526 that shows the altar ciborium and the papal tombs on the side walls provides an idea of what Clement seems to have desired.60 At the end of October ...
Jill Burke, 2012
10
Medieval Monuments at the Cloisters as They Were and as They are
The Ciborium from Santo Stefano THE CIBORIUM in the Romanesque chapel comes from the church of Santo Stefano near Fiano Romano in the Capenate hills about twenty—four miles north of Rome. The reasonable assumption that Santo ...
Cloisters (Museum), Katherine Serrell Rorimer, 1972

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIBORIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ciborium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Holy Rosary Catholic Church a mainstay for nearly 125 years in …
The ciborium was the first to be carried out, followed by a statue of St. Joseph,” Bongino wrote in his history. A new brick church was built and ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
2
Learning about the sacraments
... May 16 wedding to Eddie Bartlett and allowed some of them to participate in the ceremony by carrying the ciborium, or chalice, to the altar. «Simi Valley Acorn, Jun 15»
3
Celebrations as Muff priest is ordained
Fr O'Donnell was presented with a chalice and paten from the parish and also with a ciborium by his family, which were to be included in last ... «Derry Journal, Jun 15»
4
Overcoming obstacles to fulfill their faith
... May 16 wedding to Eddie Bartlett and allowed some of them to participate in the ceremony by carrying the ciborium, or chalice, to the alter. «Moorpark Acorn, Jun 15»
5
Faith in our special needs children
... May 16 wedding to Eddie Bartlett and allowed some of them to participate in the ceremony by carrying the ciborium, or chalice, to the alter. «Agoura Hills Acorn, Jun 15»
6
3D technology takes pilgrims 'back in time' to Medieval Church
... the relocation of the ambo to its original place, as well as the modulation of the Iconostasis, the choir and the ciborium,” Prosperi explained. «Patheos, Jun 15»
7
Suffolk man charged with burglary
Two plastic bags were recovered from the interior side of the window, containing a gold ciborium cup and bowl. Subsequent investigation ... «liherald.com, Jun 15»
8
Bandits rob St Peter church again
“Our major loss would have been our tabernacle which has reserved sacraments kept in a ciborium. The ciborium would have had some cost to ... «Barbados Today, Jun 15»
9
Kingston Church Broken Into, Vandalized
But what ticks Fr. John off the most, he said, is that the thief or thieves also stole the church's ciborium. That's a sacred metal box worth about ... «wnep.com, May 15»
10
Five seminarians for Philadelphia become acolytes
Matthew Brody receives a ciborium, a vessel containing the Eucharist for distribution, during the institution rite. Brian Connelly. Manuel Flores. «CatholicPhilly.com, May 15»
REFERENCE
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