Sexton
noun
A person who takes care of a church building and its surrounding grounds.
The sexton rang the church bells for the morning service.
Often appears as...
- church sexton
- parish sexton
noun
A person who is in charge of digging graves at a cemetery.
The sexton prepared the grave for burial the following day.
Often appears as...
- cemetery sexton
- sexton's grave
noun
A person who takes care of a church building and its surrounding grounds.
The sexton rang the church bells for the morning service.
Often appears as...
- church sexton
- parish sexton
noun
A person who is in charge of digging graves at a cemetery.
The sexton prepared the grave for burial the following day.
Often appears as...
- cemetery sexton
- sexton's grave
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Church Role
Sextons can perform various roles, often beyond mere caretaking, including bell-ringing and assisting in services.
The sexton also helped arrange the pews for Sundays.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Occupation
Sextons were more common in the past; modern churches may use volunteers or different titles for similar roles.
In the history book, the village sexton also taught school.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
The term ‘sexton’ might be unfamiliar in some cultures where churches have different administrative structures.
He had never heard of a 'sexton' until visiting the English countryside church.
Pro Tip 1/3Church Role
Sextons can perform various roles, often beyond mere caretaking, including bell-ringing and assisting in services.
The sexton also helped arrange the pews for Sundays.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Occupation
Sextons were more common in the past; modern churches may use volunteers or different titles for similar roles.
In the history book, the village sexton also taught school.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
The term ‘sexton’ might be unfamiliar in some cultures where churches have different administrative structures.
He had never heard of a 'sexton' until visiting the English countryside church.
Pro Tip 1/3Church Role
Sextons can perform various roles, often beyond mere caretaking, including bell-ringing and assisting in services.
The sexton also helped arrange the pews for Sundays.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Occupation
Sextons were more common in the past; modern churches may use volunteers or different titles for similar roles.
In the history book, the village sexton also taught school.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
The term ‘sexton’ might be unfamiliar in some cultures where churches have different administrative structures.
He had never heard of a 'sexton' until visiting the English countryside church.
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Video examples
The Legend of Sleepy...
in this town Bill Lent is the sexton of the old Dutch Church he knows everything there is to know about the legend showing tourists where the famous characters are buried and when he was writing the book he remembered the name
Video examples
The Legend of Sleepy...
in this town Bill Lent is the sexton of the old Dutch Church he knows everything there is to know about the legend showing tourists where the famous characters are buried and when he was writing the book he remembered the name
Example 1 of 1
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