amula
noun
am·u·la
ˈamyələ
plural amulae
-ˌlē,
-ī
or amulas : a vessel for eucharistic wine offered by the people in the early Christian church
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin amula, hamula, from Latin, water bucket, diminutive of ama, hama bucket
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above