Lord's table

American  

noun

1. the. communion table.

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Lord's table British  

noun

1. Holy Communion

2. another name for altar

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Etymology

Origin of Lord's table

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

“No one could be more welcoming at the Lord’s table than Everett Quinton,” he said by email.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2023

When she was asked where the two papers might come together, the Worker's Publisher Dorothy Day replied: "Only at the Lord's table."

From Time Magazine Archive

I have taken down a few statements made by other speakers such as 'spiritual character,' 'spiritual value,' and 'joint worship at the Lord's table.'

From Time Magazine Archive

The button chrysanthemum she finds one of the few small flowers which look well on the Lord's table.

From Time Magazine Archive

The vow made at the Lord's table may include the sum of all duty; but where is the evidence that it ought not in other circumstances also to be made?

From The Ordinance of Covenanting by Cunningham, John