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Noun: ciborium (ciboria)  si'bo-ree-um
  1. A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar
     
  2. The coffer or case in which the Eucharist is kept

Derived forms: ciboria

Encyclopedia: Ciborium