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Definition of: ciborium
(si·bôr′ē·əm, -bō′rē-) noun plural ·bo·ri·a (-bôr′ē·ə, -bō′rē·ə)
1. An arched canopy over an altar; especially, a baldachin supported on four pillars.
2. A receptacle for the wafers of the Eucharist. [<Med. L <Gk. Kibōrion cup]
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