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sacristy

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sacristy /ˈsakrɪsti /
noun
(plural sacristies)
a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where vestments and articles of worship are kept.
– ORIGIN late Middle English: from French sacristie, from medieval Latin sacristia, based on Latin sacer, sacr- sacred.