consecrated bread
Sacramental host wafer
Consecrated bread is bread that has been blessed and set apart for religious use, especially in Christian communion rites.
In Catholic and Orthodox traditions, the bread is believed to become the body of Christ through consecration.
The term appears in theological discussions and liturgical contexts: The priest distributed the consecrated bread to communicants.
- communionProfound shared closeness
- hostOne receiving guests
- waferThin crisp disk
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- Last SupperFarewell Passover gathering
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