holy bread

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–noun

1.	bread used in a Eucharistic service, both before and after consecration.

2.	Eastern Church. eulogia (def. 1).

3.	Greek Orthodox Church. antidoron (def. 1).

Origin:
1250–1300; ME

an⋅ti⋅do⋅ron

[ahn-dee-th

aw-rawn; Eng. an-tee-dawr-on, -dohr-]

–noun

1.	Also called holy bread. Greek Orthodox Church. bread blessed and distributed to the congregation at the end of the liturgy.

2.	Eastern Church. eulogia (def. 1).

Origin:
1840–50; < LGk antidôron return gift, equiv. to anti- anti- + dôron gift, deriv. of didónai to give

[yoo-loh-jee-uh; for 2 also Gk. ev-law-yee-ah]

–noun

1.	Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.

2.	Greek Orthodox Church. a blessing.

Origin:
1745–55; < LL < Gk eulogía praise, blessing. See eu-, -logy, -ia

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