communion wafer

noun

The sacramental bread used in the Eucharist; the host.

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Meanings

nouncommunion wafer (plural communion wafers)

plural communion wafers

  1. ChristianityThe sacramental bread used in the Eucharist; the host.

Translations

Arabic بُرْشام
  • بُرْشام (buršām)sacramental bread — see also host
Bulgarian нафора
  • нафора (nafora)sacramental bread — see also host
Chinese Mandarin 聖體 /圣体, 聖餐餅 /圣餐饼
  • 聖體 /圣体 (shèngtǐ)sacramental bread — see also host
  • 聖餐餅 /圣餐饼 (shèngcānbǐng)sacramental bread — see also host
Czech hostie
  • hostiesacramental bread — see also host
Danish oblat
  • oblatsacramental bread — see also host
Dutch hostie
  • hostiesacramental bread — see also host
Finnish ehtoollisleipä, öylätti
  • ehtoollisleipäsacramental bread — see also host
  • öylättisacramental bread — see also host
French hostie, oublie
  • hostiesacramental bread — see also host
  • oubliesacramental bread — see also host
German Hostie
  • Hostiesacramental bread — see also host
Greek άγιος άρτος, όστια
  • άγιος άρτος (ágios ártos)sacramental bread — see also host
  • όστια (óstia)sacramental bread — see also host
Hungarian ostya
  • ostyasacramental bread — see also host
Icelandic obláta
  • oblátasacramental bread — see also host
Indonesian hosti
  • hostisacramental bread — see also host
Irish abhlann
  • abhlannsacramental bread — see also host
Italian ostia
  • ostiasacramental bread — see also host
Latin hostia
  • hostiasacramental bread — see also host
Polish hostia, opłatek
  • hostiasacramental bread — see also host
  • opłateksacramental bread — see also host
Portuguese hóstia
  • hóstiasacramental bread — see also host
Romanian anaforă
  • anaforăsacramental bread — see also host
Russian обла́тка
  • обла́тка (oblátka)sacramental bread — see also host
Spanish hostia
  • hostiasacramental bread — see also host
Swedish oblat
  • oblatsacramental bread — see also host
Welsh afrllad
  • afrlladsacramental bread — see also host
Cite this entry
APA

communion wafer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communion%20wafer

MLA

“communion wafer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communion%20wafer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “communion wafer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communion%20wafer.

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