01 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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Ciboria ((#))
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A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.(Arch.)
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The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.(R. C. Ch.)