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hostia.

victim, sacrifice; sacrificial offering/animal;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhɔs.ti.a]Classical-Latin[ˈɔs.ti.a]
  1. sacrifice, offering

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. victim, sacrificial animal

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. host, the consecrated bread

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰostiyo-, from *ǵʰes- (“hand”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.