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ciborium definition

ci·bo·rium (sə bôr′ē əm)

noun pl. ciboria -·ria (-ə)

  1. a canopy of wood, stone, etc. that rests on four columns, esp. one covering an altar; baldachin
  2. a covered cup for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist

Etymology: ML < L, a cup < Gr kibōrion, seed vessel of the Egyptian waterlily, hence, a cup

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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