Messwein
See also: Meßwein
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Mess + Wein. Compare Dutch miswijn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Messwein m (strong, genitive Messweines or Messweins, plural Messweine)
- (Roman Catholicism) sacramental wine, Communion wine, altar wine (wine obtained from grapes and intended for use in celebration of the Eucharist)
- Synonym: Altarwein
Declension edit
Declension of Messwein [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Messwein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Messwein” in Duden online
- “Messwein”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Messwein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon