- sedilia
- noun plural Etymology: Latin, plural of sedile seat, from sedēre Date: 1793 seats on the south side of the chancel for the celebrant and his assistants
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Sedilia — • The name given to seats on the south side of the sanctuary, used by the officiating clergy during the liturgy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sedilia Sedilia … Catholic encyclopedia
sedilia — [si dil′ē ə] pl.n. sing. sedile [sidī′lē] 〚L, pl. of sedile, a seat < sedere, to SIT〛 a set of seats, usually three, traditionally along the south side of a church, for the use of officiating clergy * * * ▪ arc … Universalium
sedilia — /si dilˈi ə/ plural noun (sing sedile /si dīˈli, se dēˈle/) Seats (usu three, often in niches) for the officiating clergy, on the south side of the chancel ORIGIN: L sedīle (pl sedīlia) seat … Useful english dictionary
Sedilia — Se*dil i*a, n. pl.; sing. {Sedile}. [L. sedile a seat.] (Arch.) Seats in the chancel of a church near the altar for the officiating clergy during intervals of service. Hook. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sedilia — [si dil′ē ə] pl.n. sing. sedile [sidī′lē] [L, pl. of sedile, a seat < sedere, to SIT] a set of seats, usually three, traditionally along the south side of a church, for the use of officiating clergy … English World dictionary
Sedilia — The sedilia (the plural of Lat. sedile , seat), in ecclesiastical architecture, the term given to the seats (often) on the south side of the chancel near the altar for the use of the officiating priests. These rebated seats are found in the… … Wikipedia
Sedilia — Term used for the stalls of a church in the 11c. A seat or a group of seats for priests, canopied and decorated, near the altar … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Sedilia — From the Latin sedile, meaning a seat. The name given to the seats near the Altar, usually placed against the south wall, to be used by the Clergy during the sermon at the Holy Communion … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
sedilia — stone seats for clergy in wall of chancel Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
sedilia — [sɪ dɪlɪə] plural noun (sing. sedile sɪ dʌɪli) a group of three stone seats for clergy in the south chancel wall of a church. Origin C18: from L., seat … English new terms dictionary
