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Ciborium

English

Noun

ciborium (plural ciboria)

  1. A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns
  2. A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist

Translations

  • German: Ziborium n (1,2)


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