Vestry (Noun)
Meaning 1
In the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The vestry met monthly to review the church's budget and make financial decisions.
- The rector worked closely with the vestry to plan the church's annual gala fundraiser.
- As a member of the vestry, Sarah was responsible for overseeing the maintenance of the church's historic building.
- The vestry was tasked with finding a new organist for the church after the previous one retired.
- The church's vestry made the difficult decision to sell the old rectory and use the proceeds to fund a new community outreach program.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The priest carefully stored the chalice in the vestry after the morning service.
- The church council met in the vestry to discuss the upcoming charity event.
- The altar guild spent hours in the vestry preparing the vestments for the Easter service.
- The rector led the congregation to the vestry for a special meeting to discuss the church's future.
- The sacristan unlocked the vestry to retrieve the sacred vessels needed for the baptism ceremony.