paten
- noun
- /ˈpætən/
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paten
- The ornate paten was crafted from silver and used to hold the Eucharistic bread during mass.
- paten and chalice
Examples
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During communion, the priest held up the paten to show the congregation the bread.
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They gathered around a small altar, on which rested a chalice, a silver paten, and a long ruby skewer.
Fiction book (1995) -
After receiving that woman, at pass the paten of communion Mr. Judge, he spit on her.
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I would always take the opportunity of holding the paten under Mrs. Deichmann's chin to notice how pretty she was and how pleasant and happy she seemed.
Fiction book (2000) -
(n88) the paten is empty; there is no host on the altar linen.
Academic text (2002) -
Each also carries gifts for the church: Justinian a gold paten and Theodora a gold chalice.
Academic text (1997) -
In a seventh-century Byzantine explanation of the Mass, the paten and chalice stood for the hands of Joseph and Nicodemus.
Academic text (1993) -
"I would add, use patens at communion, and have the altar servers (male) wear cassock and surplice.
Blog text (24) -
Metalworkers created processional crosses, manual crosses, and chalices and patens for the Eucharistic sacrifice of bread and wine.
Academic text (1998) -
After the service, she carefully placed the paten back on the altar alongside the chalice.
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Etymology
Paten comes from the old Latin word patena, which means 'shallow dish' and is like the everyday word pan. So a paten is the small plate used to hold the bread at a church service.