ciborium: Meaning and Definition of
ci•bo•ri•um
Pronunciation: (si-bôr'ē-um, -bōr'-), [key]
— pl. -bo•ri•a
- a permanent canopy placed over an altar; baldachin.
- any container designed to hold the consecrated bread or sacred wafers for the Eucharist.
- a severy.
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