antidoron

noun

an·​ti·​do·​ron

-ˈdōˌrän,

-ōn,

-rən

plural antidora

-rə

: bread blessed but not consecrated and eaten in the Eucharist of the Eastern Church but instead distributed after the service as a sign of their participation in the blessing to worshipers who did not communicate : bread of fellowship

called also eulogia

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek antidōron return gift, from Greek anti- anti- entry 1 + dōron gift, from didonai to give

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