vestry

noun

ˈve-strē How to pronounce vestry (audio)
Definition of vestrynext
as in sacristy
a room in a church building for sacred furnishings (as vestments) the priest returned the chalice to the vestry

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Recent Examples of vestry The 36 unique rooms and suites (including six suites in a former vestry across a courtyard) form an opulent oasis in the rustic Umbrian countryside. — Jason Horowitz, Town & Country, 16 June 2023 My childhood was full of visits to musty vestries in Milwaukee and Memphis and Marseille, as my dad wrote traveler’s checks to various priests in his most formal handwriting. — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 Russ Henry, a member of the vestry that oversees Christ Episcopal Church, told the AP that the church would like officials to be more cautious with their plan. — Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024 The vestry ultimately approved the project for a brand-new organ, giving Christ Church the green light to sign a contract with renowned organ builder Casavant Frères of Quebec, Canada, in December of 2022. — Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for vestry
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sacristy
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  • The property also contains a commercial kitchen, main and guest dining room, a large chapel and sacristy, an assembly room, administrative offices, conference rooms, a laundry room, a barber shop, a woodworking shop, a multipurpose room and a maintenance shop, the brochure states.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • Among its features, the new space will contain two confessional rooms, a working sacristy and a vesting room.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Definition of sacristy

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“Vestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestry. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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