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Astrolabe vs Sexton - What's the difference?

astrolabe | sexton |

As nouns the difference between astrolabe and sexton

is that astrolabe is an astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars while sexton is a church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.

As a proper noun Sexton is

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astrolabe

English

(wikipedia astrolabe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.

    • See also

    * compass * sextant

    Anagrams

    * ----

    sexton

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.

    • Synonyms

    * sacristan