ciborium noun.
[sɪ'bɔ:rɪǝm] Pl. -ia
[-ɪǝ].
M16.[medieval Latin from Greek kibōrion cup-shaped seed-vessel of the Egyptian water lily, a drinking-cup made from this. Sense 1 prob. infl. by Latin cibus food.]1. Christian Church. A receptacle for the reservation of the Eucharist, shaped like a shrine, or a cup with an arched cover.
M16.2. Architecture. A canopy; a canopied shrine.
M18. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲