An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc.
official who maintains a church building and its contents; rings the bell, etc.
an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
a church officer or employee in charge of maintaining church property
a church officer who attends the clergymen, rings the church bell, etc
a man with clerical duties, so how come he is called after an astrologer's tool
also called a sacristan, the lay member of the parish clergy whose duty it is to look after the sacristy and church furnishings. His duties include lighting the candles and lamps, attendance at church services, singing, and otherwise assisting the priest
Traditionally, a digger of graves and supervisor of burials in the churchyard; commonly, a cemetery superintendent.
an older English title for the person in charge of the church building [or a special portion of it] and grounds; in America the Sexton is also commonly head of maintenance and custodial services and may perform additional duties such as ringing the church bell.
the office of the person or persons who are in charge of the cemetery.
A sexton is a church officer charged with the maintenance of the church buildings and/or the surrounding graveyard.