azyme

[ az-ahym ]

noun

, Western Church.

1. unleavened bread used in a Eucharistic service.

Word History and Origins

Origin of azyme¹

1350–1400; < Late Latin azȳma (noun), Latin azȳmus (adj.) unleavened < Greek ázȳmos, equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + -zȳmos (derivative of zȳ́mē leavening; zyme )