sacring bell
Britishnoun
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The sacred host and chalice were raised high at the sound of the sacring bell.
From Time Magazine Archive
Apparatus of the sacring bell; at the church of St Bridget, Berhet, 380 Satan.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
A name wrongly given to part of the apparatus of the sacring bell, 380 White Church.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
An Irish saint; Az�nor prays to, and is helped by, 354; church of, at Berhet, the custom of ringing the sacring bell survives in, 380; church of, at Perguet, the fireplace in, 381 Saint-Brieuc.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
Then there was a sacring bell, often made of silver, which was rung during the service at the time of the elevation of the Host, and at the sound the congregation knelt.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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