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| ci·bo·ri·um [ si báwree əm ] (plural ci·bo·ri·a [ si báwree ə ]) |
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1. altar canopy: a canopy that stands on four pillars over the altar in some Christian churches
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2. holy wafer box: a small container with a lid, used to hold the consecrated wafers for Communion
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| [Mid-16th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek kibōrion "seed vessel of a water lily"] |
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