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Meaning of "sedilia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEDILIA

From Latin, from sedīle a chair, from sedēre to sit.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SEDILIA

sedilia  [sɛˈdaɪlɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEDILIA

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sedilia 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 SEDILIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Sedilia

In ecclesiastical architecture, sedilia are stone seats, found on the liturgical south side of an altar, often in the chancel, for the use during Mass for the officiating priest and his assistants, the deacon and sub-deacon. The seat is often set back into the main wall of the church itself. When there is only one such seat, the singular form 'sedile' is used, as for instance at St Mary's, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire or at St Agatha's, Coates, West Sussex. The first examples in the catacombs were single inlays for the officiating priest. In time the more usual number became three, although there are examples of up to five sedilia. The custom of recessing them in the thickness of the wall began about the end of the 12th century; some early examples consist only of stone benches, and there is one instance of a single seat or arm-chair in stone at Lenham in Kent. The niches or recesses in which they are sunk are often richly decorated with canopies and subdivided with...

Definition of sedilia in the English dictionary

The definition of sedilia in the dictionary is (functioning as singular) the group of three seats, each called a sedile ((sɛˈdaɪlɪ)), often recessed, on the south side of a sanctuary where the celebrant and ministers sit at certain points during High Mass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEDILIA


Athalia
əˈθeɪlɪə
Australia
ɒˈstreɪlɪə
biophilia
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪə
cilia
ˈsɪlɪə
conciliar
kənˈsɪlɪə
familiar
fəˈmɪlɪə
galea
ˈɡeɪlɪə
genitalia
ˌdʒɛnɪˈteɪlɪə
ilia
ˈɪlɪə
memorabilia
ˌmɛmərəˈbɪlɪə
milia
ˈmɪlɪə
paedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
palea
ˈpeɪlɪə
paraphernalia
ˌpærəfəˈneɪlɪə
pedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
personalia
ˌpɜːsəˈneɪlɪə
realia
rɪˈeɪlɪə
regalia
rɪˈɡeɪlɪə
Westphalia
wɛstˈfeɪlɪə
wilier
ˈwaɪlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEDILIA

sedgy
sedigitated
sedile
sedilium
sediment
sedimentable
sedimentarily
sedimentary
sedimentation
sedimentation tank
sedimentologic
sedimentologist
sedimentology
sedimentous
sedition
seditionary
seditious
seditiously
seditiousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEDILIA

Anglophilia
automobilia
Cecilia
coprophilia
eosinophilia
gerontophilia
haemophilia
hemophilia
Ismailia
juvenilia
Massilia
mirabilia
monilia
necrophilia
neophilia
paraphilia
Reggio nell´Emilia
Sicilia
thrombophilia
zoophilia

Synonyms and antonyms of sedilia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sedilia» into 25 languages

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Translator English - German

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Translator English - Tamil

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Translator English - Marathi

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Trends of use of sedilia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEDILIA»

The term «sedilia» is normally little used and occupies the 146.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEDILIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sedilia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sedilia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sedilia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEDILIA»

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Notes and Queries
Stone Sedilia in Medieval Churches (9th S. v. 457).— The use of the fourth seat, in cases where there are four stone sedilia side by side, is sometimes said to be for the assistant priest (presbyter assistens) to sit in at pontifical high mass.
William White, 1900
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The Medieval Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales: A ...
3. intact 2 aumbries in same wall further west, one with triangular head & other with tall rectangular shape; unknown date 8/2 SEDILIA Aldeby priory: intact double sedilia combined with piscina, under cinquefoiled arches; late C14 Bamburgh ...
Roland W. Morant, 2004
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The Chancel of English Churches: The Altar, Reredos Lenten ...
It is quite possible that some of the massive mediaeval chairs that have come down to us 1 were employed before the Reformation as sedilia. In St Oswald's church, Durham, on the south side of the chancel, is an oak bench with back, 4 ft. long ...
Francis Bond, 1916
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The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture:
sedilia. or seats formerly appropriated duringhigh mass to theuse of the officiating priest and his attendant ministers, the ... The sedilia sometimes preservethesame level, but generally they graduate or rise one above another, and that nearest ...
Matthew Holbeche Bloxam, 2014
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The Gentleman's Magazine
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a ...
‎1844
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The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described
They do not bow or genuflect but turn (toward the cross) and walk directly to the sedilia. Because this movement is not a procession the deacon and subdeacon tolerate briefly being on the wrong sides of the celebrant so that they are at the ...
Adrian Fortescue, J.B. O`Connell, Alcuin Reid, 2009
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Delphi Complete Works of Bret Harte (Illustrated):
SELINA. SEDILIA. BY MISS M. E. B — DD — N AND MRS. H — N — Y W — D. CHAPTER I. The sun was setting over Sloperton Grange, and reddened the window of the lonely chamber in the western tower, supposed to be haunted by Sir ...
Bret Harte, 2014
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Teaching and Learning Latin in Thirteenth-century England: ...
... 413 sedilia banks II 137 sedilia bans II 151 sedilia formt II 137 sedilia foustrimitol II 156 sedilia sccnes II 137 sedilia seges II 148 seditio traysoun II 18 seditiosus trecherus II 18 sedula cхеме II 79 sedulus entena/ II 18 segeterium anglice draft ...
Tony Hunt, 1991
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Some Remarks Upon the Church of Great Haseley, Oxfordshire: ...
In the southern wall, near the altar steps, are three sedilia, with a piscina adjoining.1 Near these is a large tomb recessed in the wall. These are all of Early Decorated character. Two of the sedilia, the arches of which are acutely pointed and ...
Thomas William Weare, 1840
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Condensed novels
SELINA SEDILIA. By MISS M. E. B— DD— N and MES. H— N— Y W— D. CHAPTER I. The sun was setting over Sloperton Grange, and reddened the window of the lonely chamber in the western tower, supposed to be haunted by Sir Edward ...
Bret Harte, 1899

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEDILIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sedilia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Unique ancient Sator-Rotas word-square discovered
This was discovered during an Edwardian restoration that found the sedilia, the stone seats for clergy, now reconstructed in the chancel. The lettering of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
2
Christmas Steps How did iconic street get its festive name?
Above the sedilia [stone seats] on the west side of the steps is a tablet, which has been restored and re-lettered on more than one occasion and carries an ... «Bristol Post, Dec 14»
3
St. John the Evangelist Parish pays tribute to founder
The elaborate cathedra (bishop's throne) and sedilia (three-seat bench for clergy) on the chancel behind the altar. The scagliola (faux marble) walls flanking the ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Oct 14»
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The Universities of Oxford & Cambridge: All Souls College, Oxford …
The roof, which had been plastered below the rafters, was again fully revealed, the sedilia and piscina were restored, and the reredos was entirely renovated. «Country Life, Jul 13»
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Jesús, el Papa y la liturgia del Jueves Santo
Le muestran un pergamino en el cual Jesús comienza a leer: "Viri selecti deducuntur a ministris ad sedilia loco apto parata." - Queridos hermanos, disculpadme ... «Periodista Digital, Apr 13»
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Prayers in stone
Strange aedicules line the chancel walls — aumbry, sedilia, vestry door — suggesting the rituals of an ancient temple. Choir stalls, rood screen, altar, font and ... «Spectator.co.uk, Nov 12»
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Welcome to Paradise: New doughnut shop opens in GI
In 1967, the company was officially registered and moved to Sedilia, Mo. In 2001, MLI, a privately owned company, acquired the Paradise Donut Corp. “The look ... «Grand Island Independent, Sep 12»
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The still centre of the world at Cliffe
The revised Pevsner retains the enthusiasm that Newman and Pevsner expressed about the sedilia and piscina 40 years ago: “One of the most luscious pieces ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 12»
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A Titanic victim's architectural legacy
Among the church's most notable features are its carved entrance screen, pulpit, and sedilia in the chancel, and the solid oak hammer beam ceiling, which Parke ... «uuworld.org, Apr 12»
10
Biserică 2 în 1: şi catolică şi reformată
"În cor se păstrează bolta gotică pe nervuri, o nişă sacramentară şi o sedilia, ce trădează caracteristici ale goticului târziu. În secolul XVII biserica este deja ... «Tribuna, Dec 10»

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