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zeon

zeon noun: the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear.

Noun

zeon (uncountable)

  1. the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear

Origin of zeon

From Byzantine Greek ζέον (zéon, “zeon; boiling”), from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “boil”).

Questions about zeon

What does zeon mean?
Zeon means the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear.
What part of speech is zeon?
Zeon is a noun.

Words near zeon in the dictionary

  1. zeolitize
  2. zeolitized
  3. zeolitizes
  4. zeolitizing
  5. zeomycin
  6. zeon
  7. zeophyllite
  8. zeorin
  9. zeorine
  10. zeoscope
  11. zeoscopes

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