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sex·ton
/ˈsɛkstən/
寺廟里的雜役,教堂司事
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sex·ton
n.
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
Zool.
,
a
burying
beetle
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
]
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