viaticum

viaticum
noun (plural -cums or viatica) Etymology: Latin — more at voyage Date: 1562 1. the Christian Eucharist given to a person in danger of death 2. a. an allowance (as of transportation or supplies and money) for traveling expenses b. provisions for a journey

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  • Viaticum — • Among the ancient Greeks the custom prevailed of giving a supper to those setting out on a journey Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Viaticum     Viaticum      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • VIATICUM — apud Tacitum, l. 1. Annal. c. 37. ubi de seditione legionum Germanicarum, Non abscessêre quintani unetvigesimanique, donec iisdem in aestivis contracta ex viatico amicorum ipsiusque Caesaris pecunia solveretur: quid sit, ex seqq. pateit. Et… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 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

  • Viaticum — er et latinsk ord hvis egentlige betydning er rejsekost, proviant . I den romersk katolske kirke betegner viaticum den indviede hostie (alterets sakramente) som præsten giver til en døende. Flere danske ordbøger og leksika påstår at der desuden… …   Danske encyklopædi

  • viaticum — (n.) 1560s, from L. viaticum travelling money; provision for a journey, from via way (see VIA (Cf. via)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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

  • viaticum — (izg. viátikum) m DEFINICIJA 1. kat. posljednja pričest umirućem 2. zast. popudbina, putnina ETIMOLOGIJA lat.: putni trošak ← viare: putovati …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • 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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