sceuophylax

sceuophylax
\\skyüˈäfəˌlaks, ˌskevȯˈfēˌläks\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Late Greek skeuophylak-, skeuophylax, from Greek, keeper of a storehouse, from skeuos vessel, utensil + phylak-, phylax guard
: a sacristan in the early church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church

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sceuophylax /skū-ofˈi-laks or sū-ofˈ/ (Gr church)
noun
A sacristan
ORIGIN: Gr skeuos a vessel, and phylax a watcher
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sceuophylacium /-lāˈsi-əm/ noun
A sacristy

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  • sceuophylacium — ˌskyüōfə̇ˈlāsh(ē)əm noun ( s) Etymology: Middle Greek skeuophylakion, from Greek, storehouse, from skeuos vessel, utensil + phylakion, phylakeion fort, from phylak , phylax guard : a sacristy in the early church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church …   Useful english dictionary

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