ciborium

n. 祭坛上的天盖, 有盖圣杯

发音

UK /sɪˈbɔəɹɪəm/

词形变化

ciboria ciboriums 复数 ciboriums ciboria 复数

别名

cyborium

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fixed vaulted canopy over a Christian altar, supported on four columns.

    建筑
  2. 2.

    A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the Eucharist.

    宗教

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cibōrium (“drinking-cup”), from Ancient Greek κιβώριον (kibṓrion, “the Egyptian water-lily’s cupulate seed pod”, or “a drinking-cup fashioned therefrom”). Doublet of cimborio.

来源：wiktionary