ANTIDORON


Meaning of ANTIDORON in English

-ˈdōˌrän, -ōn, -_rən noun

( plural antido·ra -_rə)

Etymology: Late Greek antidōron return gift, from Greek anti- anti- (I) + dōron gift, from didonai to give — more at date

: bread blessed but not consecrated and eaten in the Eucharist of the Eastern Church but instead distributed after the service as a sign of their participation in the blessing to worshipers who did not communicate : bread of fellowship — called also eulogia

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