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Eucharist vs Paten - What's the difference?

eucharist | paten |

As a noun paten is

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eucharist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Theosophy) The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion.
  • (by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
  • The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.

    • Synonyms

    * (sacrament) Holy Communion, Communion * (religious service) Holy Communion, Communion, Mass, Divine Liturgy, (informal) church * (substances received) the elements

    Related terms

    * eucharistic * eucharistical

    paten

    English

    (wikipedia paten)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
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  • (archaeology) Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.