houseling
houseling noun: the act of administering the eucharist. Also the present participle and gerund of housel.
Noun (1)
houseling (plural houselings)
- The act of administering the eucharist.
Adjective
houseling (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the eucharist.
- Pertaining to any of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, such as marriage.
Noun (2)
houseling (plural houselings)
- A small or miniature house.
- There was a copula up there, one of those small, windowed houselings whose pointed roof inevitably supported the weathervane, as it did here.2011, John Knauf, The Ropewalk
- Synonyms:
- houselet
- One who frequently remains indoors or at home.
- It meant that pallid houselings sat in the sunshine and got well.1889, The Homiletic review, volume 17, page 188
- A tame animal, or one reared by hand.
Also used as
houseling is also the present participle and gerund of housel.
Synonyms of houseling
Forms of houseling
| plural | houselings |
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Origin of houseling
From Middle English houselyng, housling, from Old English hūslung (“administration of the sacrament”), from Old English hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”), equivalent to housel + -ing.
From house + -ling.
Words formed from houseling
- houseling people
Questions about houseling
- What does houseling mean?
- Houseling means the act of administering the eucharist.
- What part of speech is houseling?
- Houseling can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of houseling?
- The plural of houseling is houselings.
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