| 释义 |
housel1 /ˈhaʊzl/Now rare ( historical in later use) nounThe consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread; (also) the administration or receiving of the Eucharist; the service or ceremony of the Eucharist. Origin Old English (in an earlier sense). Cognate with early Scandinavian (runic: Sweden) (dative singular) hosli sacrifice, Old Icelandic húsl (Icelandic húsl, hunsl, now hist.), Old Norwegian húsl, Old Swedish husl, all in sense ‘the Eucharist, the consecrated elements of the Eucharist’, Gothic hunsl sacrifice, offering (translating ancient Greek θυσία), also (in an isolated attestation: John 16:2, translating ancient Greek λατρεία) service to God, worship; further etymology uncertain and disputed: see below. The word is probably a Christian semantic development of an originally pagan term; with the development of sense 2, compare the concept of the Eucharist as sacrifice (in Catholic and Orthodox theology). housel2 /ˈhaʊzl/Now rare ( archaic and historical in later use) verb1 [with object] In pass. To receive the Eucharist. †Also refl. ( obsolete ).- Sometimes with reference to the receiving of the Eucharist as part of the last rites..
2 [with object] In extended use. To purify or absolve of past wrongdoings, especially by ceremonial expiation or the performance of religious rites. rare. Origin Old English (in an earlier sense). From housel. Compare Old Icelandic húsla (Icelandic húsla, hunsla, now hist.), Old Swedish husla. |