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Definition of Sedilia
1. n. pl. Seats in the chancel of a church near the altar for the officiating clergy during intervals of service.
Definition of Sedilia
1. Noun. (obsolete) A series of seats, often recessed into the wall, on the south side of the chancel or choir for the use of officiating clergy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sedilia
1. sedile [n] - See also: sedile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sedilia
Literary usage of Sedilia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1906)
"In the dreamy distance arose the gilded mausoleum oi Lady Felicia sedilia, who
haunted that portion of sedilia Manor known as " Stiff-uns Acre. ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1853)
"sedilia in buildings of the latter part of the fourteenth and the entire of ...
Very fine examples of sedilia of all the styles of architecture peculiar to ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The piscina was often incorporated with them, its position being east of the
sedilia proper. Four seats, instead of three, are found at Durham, Furness, ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The piscina was often incorporated with them, its position being east of the
sedilia proper. Four seats, instead of three, are found at Durham, Furness, ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1855)
"The following churches on the Continent have sedilia. In Rhenish-Prussia at
Marienburg, sedilia on the south side; also at Boppard, ..."
6. Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society by Kilkenny Archaeological Society (1853)
"sedilia in buildings of the latter part of the fourteenth and the entire of ...
Very fine examples of sedilia of all the styles of architecture peculiar to ..."
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