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Meanings of hostia in English

Russian
гостия
Portuguese
hóstia sagrada
Spanish
hostia
Catalan
hòstia
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Communion bread used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist (the Lord's Supper)

гостия
Usage of hostia in English
1
The hostia is the consecrated bread, the holy host, the body of Christ made wafer.
The Guardian
2
After much wondering I did manage to make out "O Salutaris Hostia!"
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3
"You speak hopefully," Horace said, "but you have our Hostia (I understand the 'Cynthia' is an open secret) to reckon with.
Roads from Rome
Translations for hostia
Hostia through the time