Sexton may refer to:
- Sexton (artillery), a self-propelled artillery vehicle of World War II
- Sexton (office), a church or synagogue officer charged with the maintenance of the church buildings and/or the surrounding graveyard; and ringing of the church bells.
- Sexton (surname), people with the surname Sexton
- Sexton Hardcastle, nickname for Adam Copeland, a pro wrestler
- The Swedish word for sixteen
Famous quotes containing the word sexton:
“Dear friend,
I will have to sink with hundreds of others
on a dumbwaiter into hell.
I will be a light thing.
I will enter death
like someone’s lost optical lens.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Now that you are eighteen
I give you my booty, my spoils,
my Mother & Co. and my ailments.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“The stars are pears
that no one can reach,
even for a wedding.
Perhaps for a death.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)