credence table

British  

noun

1. a small sideboard, originally one at which food was tasted for poison before serving

2. Christianity a small table or ledge on which the bread, wine, etc, are placed before being consecrated in the Eucharist

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Example Sentences

Vincent had risen to fetch the cruets from the credence table.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile

South of the Communion table, attached to the wall as a credence table, is an Early English capital, with piscina behind. 

From Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter by Walter, James Conway

The High Altar, the credence table, and sedilia, are excellent examples of modern work.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum by White, Gleeson

The present cedar credence table was made long after Mr. Keble’s death, the original one was walnut, matching the chancel fittings.

From John Keble's Parishes by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

The credence table, or shelf above the piscina, must not be confounded with the ambrie or locker, a small square and plain recess usually contained in the east or north wall, near the altar.

From The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. by Bloxam, Matthew Holbeche