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Definition of Viatecum

Viaticum, name given to the Eucharist administered by a priest to a person on the point of death.
- Wikipedia

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.

2. Provisions for a journey. Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).

3. (R. C. Ch.) The communion, or eucharist, when given to persons in danger of death.

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.

2. Provisions for a journey. Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).

3. (R. C. Ch.) The communion, or eucharist, when given to persons in danger of death.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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