i come from a mostly non-liturgical background. well, from a christian perspective. jews have a fairly sophisticated and well-developed liturgy. but my church background never really featured things like incense, ashes, holy water, altar boys, etc.
however, since i've been working for a church, i've had to venture into the scary world of church supply websites.
i don't think i've seen so many words i don't know since i was learning how to read.
the following are a list of words currently categorized under the "wtf?" label (yes, i can click and see pictures, but they are still wtf):
Ambry
Ciboria
Monstrance
Ostensoria
Paraments
Patens
Pyxes
another one that gave me pause was "Cruets" but at least i know what a cruet is.
i think it's off to my favourite online resource for new words
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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I'm fairly sure that at least one of those is a Squarepusher album. Have you tried iTunes?
also, word verification: 'criest'. i shit you not.
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