eulogia
[yoo-
loh
-jee-
uh
;
for 2 also
Greek
ev-law-
yee
-ah]
/yuˈloʊ dʒi ə;
for 2 also
Greek
ˌɛv lɔˈyi ɑ/
noun
1.
Also called
antidoron
,
holy bread
.
Eastern Church.
blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
2.
Greek Orthodox Church.
a blessing.
Origin
1745-55;
<
Late Latin
<
Greek
eulogía
praise, blessing. See
eu-
,
-logy
,
-ia
eulogium
[yoo-
loh
-jee-
uh
m]
/yuˈloʊ dʒi əm/
noun
,
plural
eulogiums,
eulogia
[yoo-
loh
-jee-
uh
]
/yuˈloʊ dʒi ə/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
a eulogy.
2.
eulogistic language.
Origin
1700-10;
<
Medieval Latin,
equivalent to
Latin
eu-
eu-
+ (
ē
)
logium
inscription on a tombstone
British Dictionary definitions for
eulogia
eulogia
/
juːˈləʊdʒɪə
/
noun
1.
(
Eastern Churches
) blessed bread distributed to members of the congregation after the liturgy, esp to those who have not communed
2.
(
archaic
) a blessing or something blessed
Word Origin
C18: from Greek: blessing; see
eulogy