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How do you use Sacristy in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like vestry or room, plus the exact meaning.

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Sacristy in a sentence

Sacristy meaning

A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

Synonyms of Sacristy

vestry room

Related words

Other words often associated with Sacristy or its synonyms:

area assemblage opportunity committee dwell gathering inhabit way board chance commission position

Using Sacristy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.
  • Useful related words include: vestry, room.
  • In the example corpus, sacristy often appears in combinations such as: the sacristy, sacristy after, sacristy was.

Context around Sacristy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

great 1× priests 1× modified 1× new 1× west 1×

Often after:

storage 1× hangs 1×

Sentence patterns with Sacristy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a new sacristy to st 1× also modified sacristy storage drawers 1× and the sacristy was begun 1× basilica s sacristy 1× former great sacristy at the 1× in the sacristy hangs tintoretto 1× the priests sacristy after mass 1× the west sacristy was removed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

detail from a 1× entrance to the 1× in the sacristy 1× once a middle 1× pius was a 1× the architect paolo 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the centre 1× basilica s sacristy 1× built until 1921 1× feast at cana 1× flat and unstacked 1× in late 1996 1×

Words around Sacristy

Just before it in the word index:

sacristan 5 sacrilegious 23 sacrilege 37 sacrificium 3 sacrificing 323 sacrificial 133

Just after it in the word index:

sacro 4 sacrobosco 2 sacrorum 3 sacrosanct 65 sacrosanctity 6 sacrum 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Sacristy

  • In this selection, "sacristy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, great, priests, modified, storage and hangs stand out and add context to how "sacristy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a new sacristy to st and also modified sacristy storage drawers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sacristy" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sacristy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Entrance to the museum is through the basilica’s sacristy. (10 words)

In the sacristy hangs Tintoretto's busy masterpiece Marriage Feast at Cana. (12 words)

The parish also modified sacristy storage drawers so vestments lay flat and unstacked. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Pius was a great patron of the arts and humanities, for he completed the Pio-Clementine Museum and added a new sacristy to St. Peter's Basilica. (27 words)

The architect Paolo Maruscelli drew up plans for the site (which survive) and the sacristy was begun in 1629 and was in use by 1635. (25 words)

Once a middle-aged woman went to the sacristy after Mass on a Sunday to talk to the priest. (19 words)

Example sentences (9)

Entrance to the museum is through the basilica’s sacristy.

Detail from a painting by Pietro Fabris showing the former Great Sacristy at the centre.

The claimant said the first assault took place in the priests’ sacristy after mass in late 1996.

The parish also modified sacristy storage drawers so vestments lay flat and unstacked.

In the sacristy hangs Tintoretto's busy masterpiece Marriage Feast at Cana.

Once a middle-aged woman went to the sacristy after Mass on a Sunday to talk to the priest.

Pius was a great patron of the arts and humanities, for he completed the Pio-Clementine Museum and added a new sacristy to St. Peter's Basilica.

The architect Paolo Maruscelli drew up plans for the site (which survive) and the sacristy was begun in 1629 and was in use by 1635.

The west sacristy was removed to provide room for a school, which was not actually built until 1921.

Common combinations with sacristy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sacristy" in a sentence?
An example: "Entrance to the museum is through the basilica’s sacristy." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "sacristy" from authentic English texts.
What does "sacristy" mean?
Sacristy means: A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.
What are synonyms of "sacristy"?
Common synonyms of "sacristy" include: vestry, room.
How many example sentences with "sacristy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "sacristy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.