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eulogia

[yoo-loh-jee-uh; for 2 also Greek ev-law-yee-ah]
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noun
  1. Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
  2. Greek Orthodox Church. a blessing.
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Origin of eulogia

1745–55; < Late Latin < Greek eulogía praise, blessing. See eu-, -logy, -ia

eulogium

[yoo-loh-jee-uh m]
noun, plural eu·lo·gi·ums, eu·lo·gi·a [yoo-loh-jee-uh] /yuˈloʊ dʒi ə/.
  1. a eulogy.
  2. eulogistic language.
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Origin of eulogium

1700–10; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin eu- eu- + (ē)logium inscription on a tombstone
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eulogia

noun
  1. Eastern Churches blessed bread distributed to members of the congregation after the liturgy, esp to those who have not communed
  2. archaic a blessing or something blessed
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Word Origin

C18: from Greek: blessing; see eulogy
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