holy bread
bread used in a Eucharistic service, both before and after consecration.
Eastern Church. eulogia (def. 1).
Greek Orthodox Church. antidoron (def. 1).
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How to use holy bread in a sentence
The words she spoke I cannot repeat, but when she ended I set my lips to her garment's hem as reverently as ever to holy bread.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) CrockettThe priest answered David, "There is no plain bread at hand, but only holy bread."
The Children's Bible | Henry A. ShermanDavid receiveth holy bread of Achimelech, the priest: and feigneth himself mad before Achis, king of Geth.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousNor was this the only miracle which popular imagination ascribed to the three bits of holy bread.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) | S. M. DubnowThe holy bread in the mass was baked in the convents and churches by the priests or monks with much ceremony.
England in the Days of Old | William Andrews
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