ciborium
nounUK /sɪˈbɔːriəm/
US /sɪˈbɔːriəm/
A ciborium is a special covered cup that holds the bread for a church service.
The priest placed the wafers carefully into the golden ciborium.
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2. A canopy or baldachin built over an altar in a church.
The ancient ciborium above the altar was supported by four marble columns.
3. A covered cup used in ancient Rome for drinking.
Archaeologists found a silver ciborium among the Roman tableware.
4. In botany, a hollow cup-like structure in certain plants or fungi.
The spore-bearing ciborium of the fungus looked like a tiny bowl.