antidoron

English

Antidora in a basket

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek αντίδωρον (antídōron) from Koine Greek ἀντίδωρον (antídōron) from Ancient Greek ἀντί + δῶρον (antí + dôron, “gift in return; instead of a gift”).

Pronunciation

• (Hellenist) IPA^(key): /ɑnˈdi.ðɔ.rɔn/
• (Anglicised) IPA^(key): /ˌæn.tiˈdɔr.ɒn/, /ˌæn.tiˈdoʊr.ɒn/

Noun

antidoron (plural antidora)

1. (Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholicism) A piece of ordinary leavened bread, taken from remnants of loaves used for the Eucharist, which has been blessed but not consecrated; distributed in churches that use the Byzantine Rite.