zeon
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek ζέον (zéon, “zeon; boiling”), from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “boil”).
Noun
[edit]zeon (uncountable)
- the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear