HOSTIA, hostia
Sounds Like: HOS-tee-ah
Translations: victim, sacrifice, offering, a victim, a sacrifice, an offering
From the root: HOSTIA
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Hostia is a Latin noun referring to a sacrificial victim or offering, typically an animal, presented to a deity in a religious ritual. It is commonly used in contexts describing ancient Roman religious practices and later adopted in Christian theology to refer to the eucharistic host.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Vocative, or Ablative, Feminine
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- HOSTIAS — sacrifices, victims, offerings
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