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Host [Lat.,=sacrificial victim], in Roman Catholic practice, consecrated wafer of the Eucharist Eucharist [Gr.,=thanksgiving], Christian sacrament that repeats the action of Jesus at his last supper with his disciples, when he gave them bread, saying, "This is my body," and wine, saying, "This is my blood." (Mat. 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; 1 Cor. 11.
..... Click the link for more information. . The bread used is pure white and unleavened, baked in small disks. The Hosts not consumed at Mass Mass, religious service of the Roman Catholic Church, which has as its central act the performance of the sacrament of the Eucharist. It is based on the ancient Latin liturgy of the city of Rome, now used in most, but not all, Roman Catholic churches. ..... Click the link for more information. are set aside especially for the viaticum, for the sick, and for adoration, as at benediction benediction [Lat.,=blessing], solemn blessing usually administered in the name of God by a priest or a minister. The temple worship at Jerusalem had fixed forms of benedictions, and Christians have always given them an important place in ceremony, especially at the ..... Click the link for more information. . host (1) A computer that acts as a source of information or signals. The term can refer to any computer, from a centralized mainframe to a server to a client PC (user's machine). In a network, clients and servers are hosts because they are both sources of information in contrast to network devices, such as routers and switches, which are responsible only for directing traffic. See host adapter and host name.(2) To have in one's possession. When you "host a computer system," the system is running in your facility. It is technically accurate to say that "the company hosts many hosts," but such usage would only sound strange. host 1. Biology a. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite b. an animal, esp an embryo, into which tissue is experimentally grafted 2. Computing a computer connected to a network and providing facilities to other computers and their users 3. the owner or manager of an inn Host Christian Church the bread consecrated in the Eucharist host [hōst] (biology) An organism on or in which a parasite lives. The dominant partner of a symbiotic or commensal pair. (chemistry) A crystalline lattice or receptor molecule for the strong and selective binding of a cationic, anionic, or neutral organic, inorganic, or biological substance (guest) by means of electrostatic, hydrogen-bonding, van der Waals, or donor-acceptor interactions. Examples include clathrates, crown ethers, cryptands, cyclodextrins, calixarenes, cavitands, cyclophanes, and cryptophanes. Also known as host structure, host substance.
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