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Host noun the bread consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist; a consecrated wafer. [ME hoste, from ML hostia, in L animal sacrificed] |
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host [1] noun 1. someone who entertains guests, at home or elsewhere: the host at a theatre party. 2. the landlord of an inn. 3. an animal or plant from which a parasite obtains nutrition. 4. an animal or person that receives tissue, an organ, etc., transplanted from another. -- verb (t) 5. to act as a host (def. 1) at: to host a party. 6. to compere (a television show, etc.). [ME ( h ) oste, from OF, from L hospes host, guest, stranger. Cf. GUEST, HOST2 ] |
