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Host

 
 
Host [Lat.,=sacrificial victim], in Roman Catholic practice, consecrated wafer of the Eucharist. The bread used is pure white and unleavened, baked in small disks. The Hosts not consumed at Mass are set aside especially for the viaticum, for the sick, and for adoration, as at benediction.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion


 
 

 

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