#initial-load-header-loader { visibility: hidden!important; } #initial-load-content { visibility: visible!important; } .expandable .expandable-control { display: none!important; } .expandable .expandable-content { display: block!important; visibility: visible!important; max-height: none!important; height: auto!important; }

communion plate

|

noun Roman Catholic Church.

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

RELATED CONTENT

Discover the Origins of These Cooking Tools Read more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.

smackeroo Read more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.

Nearby words

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for communion plate

"Perhaps a chest for holding the communion-plate in old time," I said.
The Seaboard Parish Volume 1|George MacDonald
A chalice, given by the Earl of Arundel in 1636, is among the communion-plate.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.].|Hartley Withers
Is it not fitting that the communion-plate presented by Queen Caroline should be treasured here?
American Sketches|Charles Whibley