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broken bread

broken bread is the past participle of break bread.

Meaning of break bread

Verb

break bread (third-person singular simple present breaks bread, present participle breaking bread, simple past broke bread, past participle broken bread)

  1. To eat a meal, especially to eat a shared meal with friends, family, guests, etc.; to be in fellowship with others by eating with them.
    • The knight swore he would not break bread in the castle again until he received reparation for the insult.
  2. To take part in Holy Communion.
    • In baptism we make covenant; in communion we renew covenant week by week. . . . After offering prayers of thanksgiving, together we break bread and drink from the cup.1979, Ronald E. Osborn, The Faith We Affirm, →ISBN, page 61

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What is broken bread the past participle of?
Broken bread is the past participle of break bread.

Words near broken bread in the dictionary

  1. broken beat
  2. broken bird
  3. broken birds
  4. broken bones
  5. Broken Bow
  6. broken bread
  7. broken breast
  8. broken breasts
  9. Broken Britain
  10. broken bulk
  11. broken camp

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