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

He has mistaken the communion plate for a collection plate.

From Washington Post

On the surface, there’s something incongruous with the fact that people who have long prided themselves on their fusion of religion and politics would become so enamored with a wife-swapping, serial liar who once tried to put money in a communion plate.

From Salon

A few months later, he tried to put money in a Communion plate.

From Salon

Many Christians at Liberty and elsewhere wondered how they could back a twice-divorced, profane candidate who said he’s never sought God’s forgiveness for his sins, botched Bible references and mistook a communion plate for a donation plate.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Trump has never sounded comfortable using the language of evangelicals, referring to the Bible book “Second Corinthians” as “Two Corinthians” at one point in the primaries, and reaching for his wallet at an Iowa church when the communion plate was passed after he confused it with the collection tin.

From New York Times