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noun
One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, historical
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
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Synonyms: fermentarian
Antonyms: azymite
noun
Alternative letter-case form of prozymite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from German Prozymit, from Medieval Latin prozymīta, from Byzantine Greek προζυμίτης (prozumítēs), from Ancient Greek προζύμιον (prozúmion, “leaven”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, suffix forming masculine nouns meaning being connected to or a member of something, or coming from a particular place). προζύμιον is derived from προ- (pro-, suffix meaning ‘before, in front’) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven, yeast”) + -ιον (-ion, suffix forming nouns). The English word is analysable as, by surface analysis, pro- + zym- + -ite.
Across languages
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