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ci·bo·rium (sə bôrē əm)

noun pl. ciboria -·ria ()

  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

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