Etymology
Origin of holy bread
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
Example Sentences
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It’s a nice touch beneath the stained-glass window of the bakery, which purportedly produces holy bread but doesn’t have bagels on its menu.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
A magician is a man who lays hold on the unseen for the mere joy of it, who steals, if necessary, the holy bread and the sacred fire.
From The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay
It was then the fashion among the pious to exchange eulogies, or bits of holy bread, to signify a spiritual communion.
From Saint Augustin by Vincent O'Sullivan
Holy days, holy fastings, Holy twitching, holy tastings, Holy visions and sights, Holy wax, holy lead, Holy water, holy bread, To drive away spirits.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by William Carew Hazlitt
From that time he rarely appeared at home, though he never forgot to bring his mistress some holy bread....
From Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories by Constance Garnett
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