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	host3 (host) Pronunciation: /həʊst/ noun (the Host) the bread consecrated in the Eucharist: the elevation of the Host Origin: Middle English: from Old French hoiste, from Latin hostia 'victim'		Search results in the dictionary host¹ host² a host/hosts of in host² the host in host² Host in hosta co-host More results » More words in this category apostolate cantorial chantry clerical collar diaconate ecumenical elevation incense 1 lector ordination orphrey peculiar sederunt sequence service book session clerk sext temporality vicar Nearby Words Hospitalet hospitalism hospitalist hospitality hospitalize hospitaller hospodar host ¹ host ² host ³ hosta hostage hostel hostelling hostelry hostess hostess trolley hostile hostile witness