Uk English Meaning of vestry
vestry
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Definitions and Meaning of vestry in English
vestry (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
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
vestry (n.)
A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.
A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry.
A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns.
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vestry
in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church, a roo
sacristy
No antonyms found.
vestries => vestries, vestmented => vested, vestmental => vestmental, vestment => vestment, vestlet => vest,
