Church and Temple Artifacts / Areas / Clothing

British Sign Language (BSL) signs for objects you might find in a church/temple, clothing worn by religious leaders, and the areas of a church/temple such as you might see annotated on a floor plan.

Scroll

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Scroll. Sheets of papyrus, parchment or leather, joined together in rolls up to 10 metres long, on which the Jewish scriptures were written in columns. Each end of the roll was wrapped round a wooden roller that doubled as a handle, so that one column of writing could be revealed and read at a time.

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Biblical references include: Ezra 6:2, Psalm 40:7, Jeremiah 36:2, Ezekiel 2:9, Luke 4:17, Revelation 5:1

More to explore:

  1. Dead Sea Scrolls
  2. Codex
  3. Mezuzah
  4. Temptation
  5. Whale
  6. Tapestry

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Sculpture

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Sculpture. A 3-D art form involving modelling (eg clay); carving (eg stone, wood etc); casting (eg bronze) or constructing (eg by combining household or ‘found’ objects into a structure). Here signed as a sculpture perhaps of stone or hard wood and sculpted using a hammer and chisel.

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More to explore:

  1. Font
  2. Cornerstone
  3. Rock (Stone)
  4. Whip
  5. Relic
  6. Icon

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Spire

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Spire. A conical structure on an edifice such as a church or important public building. Two options signed.

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More to explore:

  1. Whale
  2. Sacristy
  3. Sculpture
  4. Sanctuary
  5. Standard / Flag
  6. Wafer

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Standard / Flag

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Standard / Flag.

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More to explore:

  1. Wafer
  2. Robes
  3. Shield (Armour)
  4. High Priest
  5. Whale
  6. Sacristy

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Stole (worn by clergy)

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Stole (worn by clergy). An item worn by clergy at many church services, consisting of a long band of fabric, draped round the neck and with the ends hanging down in front.

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  1. Robes
  2. Clergy
  3. Curate (clergy)
  4. Vestments
  5. Chasuble
  6. Cope

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Tabernacle (Locked box)

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Tabernacle (Locked box). A container used in some churches for the reserved sacrament.

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More to explore:

  1. Tabernacle (Tent)
  2. Covenant / Oath
  3. Ark of the Covenant
  4. Cross (Cruciform)
  5. Funeral
  6. Chalice

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