Bible Dictionaries
Ciborium
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.
(2):
(n.) A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ciborium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/ciborium.html. 1828.