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