paten en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpætən/
Etymology
From Middle English patene, from Old French patene, from Latin patina, from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē). Doublet of patina, patine, and patena.
Meanings
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The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
An enameled miniature of Christ is set in the center of a jeweled alabaster paten, the plate that holds the bread during Communion services.
1980, Colin Thubron, Seafarers: The Venetians, page 41:He longed […] to stand aloof from the altar, forgotten by the people, his shoulders covered with a humeral veil, holding the paten within its folds […].
1916, James Joyce, chapter IV, in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC:
- Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| patens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
pt patena (plate for the host during Eucharist) · tl patena (plate for the host during Eucharist) · ca patena (plate for the host during Eucharist) · pl patena (plate for the host during Eucharist) · cs patena (plate for the host during Eucharist) · fr patène (plate for the host during Eucharist) · id patena (plate for the host during Eucharist) · bg дискос (plate for the host during Eucharist) · de Patene (plate for the host during Eucharist) · uk ди́скос (plate for the host during Eucharist) · es patena (plate for the host during Eucharist) · pt pátena (plate for the host during Eucharist) · sv paten (plate for the host during Eucharist) · fi pateeni (plate for the host during Eucharist) · ang hūsldisċ (plate for the host during Eucharist) · fi öylättilautanen (plate for the host during Eucharist) · is patína (plate for the host during Eucharist) · nl pateen (plate for the host during Eucharist) · it patena (plate for the host during Eucharist)