A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.
A covered metal or ceramic vessel in which the Blessed Sacrament is kept when reserved in a tabernacle or aumbry.
a free-standing vaulted canopy supported by four columns (as that over the high altar in some churches)
A vessel used to hold the consecrated bread for the distribution of the Body of Christ during communion.
a vessel used in the Roman Catholic Church for reserving the consecrated host (bread and wine) and distributing Holy Communion
A chalice-like covered cup to hold the Sacramental Bread; a canopy of wood or stone or marble, supported by four or more pillars covering an altar. Also used to hold the Reserved Sacrament.
A vessel containing consecrated bread. It looks like a chalice with a lid.
Small covered dish that about the size of a butter dish for holding communion wafers.
ciboria (Lat., "chalice"): an open-sided baldachin or canopy on four or six columns placed over an altar or tomb.
A ciborium is a container used in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and related Churches' to store the consecrated hosts of the sacrament of Holy Communion. Its shape resembles that of a chalice but is more round than conical, and takes its name from its cover, surmounted by a cross or other sacred design. In some churches, ciborium also describes a canopy or covering over the sanctuary in a basilica, supported by columns.