holy bread

noun

1. bread used in a Eucharistic service, both before and after consecration.
2. Eastern Church. eulogia ( def 1 ).
3. Greek Orthodox Church. antidoron ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of holy bread¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

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.

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The priest answered David, "There is no plain bread at hand, but only holy bread."

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David receiveth holy bread of Achimelech, the priest: and feigneth himself mad before Achis, king of Geth.

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Nor was this the only miracle which popular imagination ascribed to the three bits of holy bread.

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The holy bread in the mass was baked in the convents and churches by the priests or monks with much ceremony.

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