communion table
/kəˈmjuːnɪən ˌteɪbl/Christian Church
noun
The table used in celebrating the Eucharist.
- The use of the term communion table rather than altar often reflects the post-Reformation view that the communion service constitutes an act of commemoration rather than a sacrifice..
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Melton Mowbray Churchwardens' Accounts. From communion + table.
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