CIBORIUM

‖Ci‐bo″ri‐um (?), n.: pl. Ciboria (#). [[LL., fr. L. ciborium a cup, fr. Gr. � a seed vessel of the Egyptian bean; also, a cup made from its largeleaves, or resembling its seed vessel in shape.]] 1. 1. (Arch.) A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.
2. 2. (R. C. Ch.) The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.