This is the 12285th most frequent Portuguese word.
sacristão
A "sacristão" is a church sacristan responsible for maintaining the sacristy and preparing items for religious services.
The word "sacristão" refers here specifically to the individual in charge of maintaining the altar and the church, as per tradition.
O sacristão prepara o altar antes da missa.
The sacristan prepares the altar before the mass.
In this sentence, "sacristão" indicates their role in organizing and supervising other participants in church ceremonies.
Durante a celebração, o sacristão coordenou os coroinhas.
During the celebration, the sacristan coordinated the altar boys.
Here "sacristão" is used to describe someone's position or service in their local church over an extended period.