hostia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
Senses
hostia is used for these senses in English:
- Body of Christ (by extension) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist, considered to be the flesh of Jesus Christ.
- Holy Communion The Christian sacrament of the Eucharist; (in particular) the reception of the body and blood of Christ (the consecrated bread and wine), which is believed to bring about communion between the recipient and Christ.
- communion wafer (Christianity) The sacramental bread used in the Eucharist; the host.
- host (Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.
host — full definition
- noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
- noun A person who presents a show or broadcast.
- noun A computer connected to a network.
- noun An organism that another organism, especially a parasite, lives on or in.
- noun A large number of people or things.