ciborium Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ci*bo"ri*um noun

Etymology

LL., fr. L. ciborium a cup, fr. Gr. a seed vessel of the Egyptian bean; also, a cup made from its largeleaves, or resembling its seed vessel in shape.

Wordforms

plural Ciboria

Definitions

1. (Arch.) A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.
2. (R. C. Ch.) The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.