ci|bo|ri|um

ci|bo|ri|um «suh BR ee uhm, -BOHR-», noun, plural -bo|ri|a «-BR ee uh, -BOHR-»,defn>a covered container used to hold the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.

1. a) a permanent, dome-shaped canopy over a high altar, usually supported on four columns and shaped like an inverted cup; baldachin. b) any similar decorative feature, for example over a tomb or statue.

╂[< Late Latin cibōrium (altar) canopy (in Latin, cup) < Greek kib cup; seed vessel of the Egyptian water lily]