antidoron

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

noun

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.

OriginMedieval Greek αντίδωρον ← Koine Greek ἀντίδωρον ← Ancient Greek ἀντί + δῶρον →
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Meanings

nounantidoron (plural antidora)

plural antidora

  1. EasternEastern OrthodoxyCatholicismA 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀντί + δῶρον“gift in return; instead of a gift”
  2. Koine Greekἀντίδωρον
  3. Medieval Greekαντίδωρον
  4. Englishantidoron

From Medieval 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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APA

antidoron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidoron

MLA

“antidoron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidoron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidoron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidoron.

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