1a : a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning the old shibboleths come rolling off their lips â Joseph Epsteinb : a widely held belief today this book publishing shibboleth is a myth â L. A. Woodc : truism, platitude some truth in the shibboleth that crime does not pay â ...
The noun interment and the verbinter (from which it is derived) are formal words that refer to the depositing of a dead body in the earthor in a tomb. The noun internment is derived from the verb intern, which refers to the confinement of enemy aliens, prisoners of war, etc.
Elements In the context of the Eucharist, âthe elementsâ are the bread and wine. The words âthe giftsâ are sometimes used instead of âthe elementsâ. Epiclesis In the Eucharistic prayer, this means asking the Holy Spirit to change the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.he vessel in which a bread consecrated in the Eucharist is placed when exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is used for public worship. The monstrance is usually very decorative. The word comes from monstrare meaning âto showâ.