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PATENS
Noun
patens
plural of paten
Anagrams
• Pentas, Stepan, pentas, septan
Source: Wiktionary
PATEN
Pat"en, n. Etym: [LL. patina, patena, fr. L. patina, patena, a pan; cf. L. patere to be open, E. patent, and Gr. patène. Cf. Patina.]
1. A plate. [Obs.]
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: The place on which the consecrated bread is placed in the Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during the Mass. It is usually small, and formed as to fit the chalice, or cup, as a cover. [Written also patin, patine.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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