Meanings
nounHoly Bread (uncountable)
- uncountableThe consecrated bread used in the Eucharist.
Origin
- Middle Englishholy brede
- EnglishHoly Bread
From Middle English holy brede, holibrede, halibred, equivalent to holy + bread.
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Finnish ehtoollisleipä, öylätti
- ehtoollisleipäconsecrated bread used in the Eucharist
- öylätticonsecrated bread used in the Eucharist
- pyhä leipäconsecrated bread used in the Eucharist
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APA
Holy Bread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Bread
MLA
“Holy Bread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Bread. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holy Bread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Bread.
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