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寺廟裏的雜役,教堂司事

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sexton \Sex"ton\, n. [OE. sextein, contr. fr. sacristan.]
   An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care
   of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc.,
   belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating
   clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the
   church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc.

   {Sexton beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a burying beetle.

資料來源 : WordNet®

Sexton
     n 1: United States poet (1928-1974) [syn: {Anne Sexton}]
     2: an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
        [syn: {sacristan}]