credence table
Britishnoun
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a small sideboard, originally one at which food was tasted for poison before serving
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Christianity a small table or ledge on which the bread, wine, etc, are placed before being consecrated in the Eucharist
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South of the Communion table, attached to the wall as a credence table, is an Early English capital, with piscina behind.
From Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter by Walter, James Conway
The formal use of the credence table for the unconsecrated elements and the holy vessels before the celebration has been revived in the English Church.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
When the pope celebrates Mass a special credence table on the Gospel side of the altar is used, and the ceremony of tasting for poison in the unconsecrated elements is still observed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
Vincent had in the meanwhile fetched the cruets from the credence table, and now presented them in turn, first the wine and then the water.
From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile
The credence table, of somewhat elaborate design, is of carved oak with a marble top.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum by White, Gleeson
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