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antidoron

/ɑnˈdi.ðɔ.rɔn/

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Anglicised/ˌæn.tiˈdɔr.ɒn/

antidoron 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.

antidoron: a piece of ordinary leavened bread, taken from remnants of loaves used for the Eucharist, which has...
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Noun

antidoron (plural antidora)

  1. (Eastern, Eastern Orthodoxy) 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.

Forms of antidoron

pluralantidora

Origin of antidoron

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

Questions about antidoron

What does antidoron mean?
Antidoron means 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.
What part of speech is antidoron?
Antidoron is a noun.
How do you pronounce antidoron?
Antidoron is pronounced /ɑnˈdi.ðɔ.rɔn/.
What is the plural of antidoron?
The plural of antidoron is antidora.

Words near antidoron in the dictionary

  1. antidoping
  2. antidora
  3. antidorcine
  4. antidormancy
  5. antidormant
  6. antidoron
  7. antidorsalizing
  8. antidot
  9. antidotal
  10. antidotally
  11. antidotaries

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