ciborium
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Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin cibōrium (“drinking-cup”), from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibōrion, “the Egyptian water-lily’s cupulate seed pod”, or “a drinking-cup fashioned therefrom”).[1]
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Noun [edit]
ciborium (plural ciboriums or ciboria)
- A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.
- A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.
