ciborium
/ˈsɪˈbɔːrɪəm/noun
(pl. ciboria /-rɪə/ )
1
- a receptacle shaped like a shrine or a cup with an arched cover, used in the Christian Church for the reservation of the Eucharist基督教有盖圣餐杯; 圣体盒。
2
- a canopy over an altar in a church, standing on four pillars四柱祭坛天盖。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek kibōrion 'seed vessel of the water lily or a cup made from it'. Sense 1 is probably influenced by Latin cibus 'food'.