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Lord's table

Lord's table

8.4
A table in a church where the priest places the bread and wine for Holy Communion
  • noun
translation icon : mesa del Señor
  • What can be positively recognized in baptism but still be insufficient for fellowship at the Lord's table?

Examples

  • So if it's you that are the body of Christ and its members, it's the mystery meaning you that has been placed on the Lord's table; what you receive is the mystery that means you.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Beloved, no matter how bad things may appear to be now, rest in Jesus' finished work by coming to the Lord's table.

    Blog text (13)

  • We can only come trembling to the Lord's Supper, and we only go joyous and hopeful from the Lord's table, rich with all we have learned there of the compassion and gift of the Word made flesh and of the Spirit.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Today, at the Lord's table, we need to be particularly mindful of those who have perished through violence, through the senseless death of hunger and illness, or through deprivation of their cultural heritage that is not only a matter of song, dance, and expression, but also of the space and time in which they provide for existence, heritage, and future.

    Academic text (2006)

  • During the service, the congregation gathered around the Lord's table to partake in the Eucharist.

  • The bread and wine were placed on the Lord's table as symbols of Christ's sacrifice.

  • Each Sunday, members of the church are invited to approach the Lord's table for Holy Communion.

Synonyms

altar
vsLord's table
238 2.9

A raised table in a religious building where people place offerings and pray

is limited to use for the Eucharist holding bread and wine specifically
communion table
vsLord's table
5.5

A table in a church where bread and wine are placed for Communion

is the traditional name used for that same church furniture
retable
vsLord's table
  • Archaic
9.9

Table at the altar where the priest places the bread and wine during a service

is the common modern term rather than an archaic form

Surface Forms

Lord's table singular
Lord's tables plural

Morphology

Lord's + table

The phrase literally reads as a table belonging to the 'Lord', so a learner who knows 'Lord' and 'table' will grasp a general sense of a religiously associated table. However, its specific liturgical function as the Eucharistic table/altar is specialized church vocabulary and not fully predictable from the parts for a B1 learner without cultural/religious knowledge.

Etymology

Lord's table comes from the Christian idea that the bread and wine are the Lord's meal. The table where these are placed became known as the Lord's table, so the phrase means the table used for 'Communion'.