- Cimeliarch
- Cimeliarch Ci*me"li*arch, n. [L. cimeliarcha, Gr. ?, treasurer.] A superintendent or keeper of a church's valuables; a churchwarden. [Obs.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]
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cimeliarch — /si mee lee ahrk /, n. a room for keeping the valuables of a church. [1650 60; < LL cimeliarcha < LGk keimeliárche treasury guard. See CIMELIA, ARCH] * * * … Universalium
cimeliarch — church vestry or treasury Ecclesiastical Terms … Phrontistery dictionary
cimeliarch — /si mee lee ahrk /, n. a room for keeping the valuables of a church. [1650 60; < LL cimeliarcha < LGk keimeliárche treasury guard. See CIMELIA, ARCH] … Useful english dictionary
Cimelĭen — (v. griech. keimēlion), Kostbarkeiten, Kleinodien, besonders der Kirchenschatz; daher Cimeliarch, Schatzmeister der Kirchen und Klöster … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ecclesiastical Terms — Christianity is an institution of extraordinary duration and complexity (not to mention insularity) and, over the past 2000 years, has developed its own extensive vocabulary that is largely incomprehensible to laypersons. This surprisingly large… … Phrontistery dictionary
