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
There are vast multitudes of things I can do without if only I have the holy bread of life in the gracious Presence of my Lord.
From My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by Jowett, John Henry
The historian Faillon tells some strange things about Bishop Laval and Governor D'Argenson: their squabble about holy bread.
From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir
So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no other bread there except that which had been removed from the temple to be replaced at once by hot bread.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
The priest answered David, "There is no plain bread at hand, but only holy bread."
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
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