Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viaticum

/vʌɪˈatɪkəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: vi-aticum
IPA: /vʌɪˈatɪkəm/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.

noun

Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey.

noun

A portable altar.

Example Sentences

"[…]from Anglo-Saxon times there had been a deep conviction that to receive the viaticum was a virtual death sentence which would make subsequent recovery impossible."
"Towards night-fall he entered a town called Sa’adiyah where he alighted and took out somewhat of his viaticum and ate."
"That viaticum I had been made to drink had undoubtedly been spiked with cantharides or something."

Etymology

From Latin viāticum (“travelling-money, provisions for a journey”), from viāticus (“of a road or journey”), from via (“road”). Doublet of voyage.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: viāticum

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /vʌɪˈatɪkəm/

Inflected Forms

viaticums (plural) viatica (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce viaticum?: The recorded pronunciation is /vʌɪˈatɪkəm/.
What does viaticum mean?: The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.
Where does viaticum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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