wafer — (n.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. wafre, O.N.Fr. waufre honeycomb, wafer, perhaps from Frankish (Cf. Flem. wafer, altered from M.Du. wafel honeycomb; see WAFFLE (Cf. waffle) (n.)). Also found in Old French as gaufre, gofre wafer, waffle. Eucharistic … Etymology dictionary
wafer — [wā′fər] n. [ME wafre < NormFr waufre < MDu wafel, wafer, WAFFLE1] 1. a) a thin, flat, crisp cracker or cookie b) anything resembling this, as a thin, flat disk of candy 2. a piece of Eucharistic bread, specif., a thin, flat, white,… … English World dictionary
Eucharistic discipline — Part of the series on Communion also known as The Eucharist , The Lord s Supper Divine Liturgy or Sacrament Theology Real Presence Transubstantiation Transignification Sacramental Union Memorialism Consubstantiation Impanation Consecrat … Wikipedia
wafer bread — noun 1. : eucharistic bread in the form of wafers 2. : corn bread baked in thin sheets especially by southwestern Indians … Useful english dictionary
Charon's obol — Charon and Psyche (1883), a pre Raphaelite interpretation of the myth by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope Charon s obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth[1] of a dead person before burial. According to … Wikipedia
host — host1 [hōst] n. [ME hoste < OFr hoiste < ML(Ec) hostia, consecrated host < L, animal sacrificed, prob. < hostire, to recompense, requite] 1. a wafer of the bread used in a Eucharistic service 2. [H ] a consecrated Eucharistic wafer… … English World dictionary
Host — /hohst/, n. Eccles. the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist. [1275 1325; ME hoste < LL hostia Eucharistic wafer (L: victim, sacrifice); r. ME oyst < MF oiste < LL, as above] * * * … Universalium
Host — [[t]hoʊst[/t]] n. rel the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME oyst < MF oiste < LL hostia Eucharistic wafer (L: victim, sacrifice) … From formal English to slang
particle — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin particula, from diminutive of part , pars Date: 14th century 1. a. a minute quantity or fragment b. a relatively small or the smallest discrete portion or amount of something 2. archaic a clause or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Prague — This article is about the capital of the Czech Republic. For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). Prague Czech: Praha Montage … Wikipedia
