Masculine
ciborio
Meaning
- (masculine) ciborium
- (masculine) a fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns
- (masculine) a covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
ci‧bò‧rio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃiˈbɔ.rjo/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cibōrium, a borrowing from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion)
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