| 单词 | communion plate |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommunion plate communion plate n. the vessels used for the celebration of the Eucharist, usually made of precious metals; cf. plate n. 2. ΚΠ 1647 J. Barwick Querela Cantabrigiensis 18 And at another Colledge the Communion-Plate was most sacrilegiously seized upon and taken away from the very Communion Table. 1704 W. Kennett Case of Impropriations 299 He has adorned the Quire of this Church, and nobly Augmented the Furniture of the Communion-Plate. 1879 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 8 352 At the Mohawk settlement on the Grand River they still preserve the silver communion plate, the gifts of Her Majesty Queen Anne. 1932 R. Macaulay They were Defeated ii. 148 The beautiful chapel.., its candlesticks and gilded communion plate. 2005 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 4 July 14 A relative..donated the silver communion plate to the church that still serves congregations at Stoke. < as lemmas |
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