communion plate

American  

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. the plate held under the chin of a communicant to catch the Host if it should fall.

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Example Sentences

The next year, at a service in Iowa, Trump attempted to put money in the communion plate.

From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2020

He has mistaken the communion plate for a collection plate.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2019

Note.—This representation much resembles that engraved on the old communion plate.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles

The pewter communion plate he used is preserved in a recess of the wall.

From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

Oliver Cromwell surrounded the College, took Dr. Beale a prisoner, and, to equalise matters, confiscated the communion plate and other valuables.

From St. John's College, Cambridge by New, E. H. (Edmund Hort)