antidoron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of ordinary leavened bread, taken from remnants of loaves used for the Eucharist, which has been blessed but not consecrated; distributed in churches that use the Byzantine Rite.

Pronunciation

/ɑnˈdi.ðɔ.rɔn/ /ˌæn.tiˈdɔr.ɒn/ /ˌæn.tiˈdoʊr.ɒn/

Word forms

antidoron antidora

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek αντίδωρον (antídōron) from Koine Greek ἀντίδωρον (antídōron) from Ancient Greek ἀντί + δῶρον (antí + dôron, “gift in return; instead of a gift”).

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