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Vestry

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.

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Commission 76% connected

The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

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Committee 76% connected

One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collecti…

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Room 76% connected

Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a ho…

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Church 70% connected

A building set apart for Christian worship.

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Vestryman 70% connected

A member of a vestry; especially (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a member other than a warden. See Vestry.

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Sacristy 92% connected

An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.

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General assembly noun · 78% connection

persons who make or amend or repeal laws

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the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied…

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Ambry noun · 78% connection

In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Appendance noun · 78% connection

Something appendant.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Appendant verb · 78% connection

Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Casino noun · 78% connection

A building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, for dancing, gaming, etc.

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Church-ale noun · 78% connection

A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Closet noun · 78% connection

A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Consecrate verb · 78% connection

To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God;…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Cure noun · 78% connection

Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to the charge of a parish…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Dissenter noun · 78% connection

One who separates from the service and worship of an established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or tenets of the C…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Drapery noun · 78% connection

A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vest…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Drawing-room noun · 78% connection

A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Hieratic adjective · 78% connection

Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to priests.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Kirk noun · 78% connection

A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Latten noun · 78% connection

A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called al…

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Liturgy adjective · 78% connection

An established formula for public worship, or the entire ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed forms; a formular…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Maniple adjective · 78% connection

Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Ca…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Minister noun · 78% connection

One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gosp…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: room, appendant, church, sacerdotal, vestments.
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Parish adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish po…

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