MEANING
1. A covered vessel used to hold consecrated hosts for communion.
2. A freestanding canopy supported above an altar.
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Words that belong together
- covered ciborium
- silver ciborium
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The priest returned the ciborium to the tabernacle.
A dented silver ciborium lay among the scattered vestments.
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Word forms
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- ciborium
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular ciborium; plural ciboria or ciboriums. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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