prosphoron
[ Greek praws-faw-rawn; English pros-fuh-ron, -fer-uhn ]
nounEastern Church.
an uncut loaf of altar bread before it is consecrated.
Origin of prosphoron
1<Greek prósphoron, noun use of neuter of prósphoros useful, fitting, derivative of prosphoráprosphora
Words Nearby prosphoron
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