单词 | eulogia |
释义 | eulogian. (a) A name applied by the early Christians to the Eucharist. (b) A portion of the consecrated bread reserved for those who were not present at the communion. (c) In the Greek church, the unconsecrated bread remaining after communion, blessed by the priests and given to the non-communicants; also bread, sweetmeats, etc. blessed and distributed as tokens of mutual love. See eulogy n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > consumables > eucharistic elements > bread > [noun] > for non-communicants holy breada1300 church loaf1499 holy loaf1499 eulogy1709 eulogia1728 antidoron1850 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Eulogy, Eulogia... When the Greeks have cut a Loaf, or Piece of Bread, to consecrate it, they break the rest into little Bits, and distribute it among the Persons who have not yet communicated. 1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers I. 137 This holy loaf or eulogia was meant to be an emblem of..brotherly love. 1883 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. at Eulogiæ The Eulogia, then, was a substitute—though of course a most imperfect one..for Holy Communion, whence the Greek name, ἀντίδωρον. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728 |
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