hóstia

hóstia, -æ f.

noun, 1st declension

hó-sti-a · /ˈɔ.sti.a/

victim, sacrifice, host

In classical Latin a sacrificial animal — not bread; the eucharistic sense is later.

in English host

in the texts

Súscipe, sancte Pater hóstiam

Unde et mémores hóstiam, hóstiam, hóstiam

Supra quæ hóstiam

external dictionary: Logeion