viaticum

viaticum
noun /vaɪˈatɪkəm/
a) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.

Towards night-fall he entered a town called Sa’adiyah where he alighted and took out somewhat of his viaticum and ate

b) Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey (often figurative).

That viaticum I had been made to drink had undoubtedly been spiked with cantharides or something


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  • Viaticum — is the term the Catholic Church and some Anglo Catholic Anglicans uses for the Eucharist (Communion) given to a dying person. It is not the same as the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, but rather it is the Eucharist administered in special …   Wikipedia

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  • Viaticum — Vi*at i*cum, n. [L., from viaticus, a. See {Viatic}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service. [1913 Webster] 2. Provisions for a journey.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Viatĭcum — (lat.), 1) bei den Römern die abreisenden Freunden mit auf den Weg gegebenen Lebensmittel; 2) das den nach den Provinzen gehenden Statthaltern aus dem Staatsschatz gegebene Reisegeld; 3) das Geld, welches sich Soldaten im Kriege verdienten od.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Viaticum — Viaticum, ein Weg oder Zehrgeld, Zehrpfennig …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Viaticum — Viaticum, lat., Reisegeld, Zehrpfennig; Wegzehrung (das einem Sterbenden gereichte Abendmahl) …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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  • viaticum — ► NOUN (pl. viatica) ▪ the Eucharist as given to a person near or in danger of death. ORIGIN Latin, from via road …   English terms dictionary

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