communion plate
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
The communion plate dates from before the Reformation and is said to have been in constant use for more than four hundred years.
From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric
The beautiful service of communion plate is also kept here.
From The History and Antiquities of Horsham by Dudley, Howard
Those who were below in the church were now tearing all the gold and silver ornamentation from the altar, and the communion plate was scattered on the floor of the chancel.
From Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess by Rainey, W. (William)
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