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melchizedek

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Polish

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melchizedek

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Etymology

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From Melchizedek, a king and priest mentioned in the book of Genesis; contemporary of Abraham.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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melchizedek m inan

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism and Anglicanism) lunette, luna (crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the consecrated host upright when exposed in the monstrance)
    Synonyms: melchizedech, lunula

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