melchizedek

See also: Melchizedek

Polish

melchizedek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Melchizedek, a king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛl.xiˈzɛ.dɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛdɛk
  • Syllabification: mel‧chi‧ze‧dek
  • Homophone: Melchizedek

Noun

melchizedek m inan

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism and Anglicanism) lunette, luna (crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the consecrated host upright when exposed in the monstrance)
    Synonyms: melchizedech, lunula

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