<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead.</li><li>An official who maintains a synagogue and its religious articles, chants the designated portion of the Torah on prescribed days, and assists the cantor in conducting services on festivals.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>