Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holy bread

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: holy bread
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The consecrated bread used in the Eucharist.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English holy brede, holibrede, halibred, equivalent to holy + bread.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: holy brede

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does holy bread mean?: The consecrated bread used in the Eucharist.
Where does holy bread come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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