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HOST

This article appears in Volume V13, Page 801 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: HOR-I25
HOST . (I) (Through the O. Fr. oste or
hoste
 , modern hole, from Lat. hospes, a guest or host; hospes being probably from an
original
  hostipes, one who feeds a stranger or enemy, from hostis and the root of pascere), one who receives another into his
house
  and provides him with lodging and entertainment, especially one who does this in return for payment. The word is thus transferred, in
biology
 , to an animal or plant upon which a parasite lives. (2) (From Lat. hostis, a stranger or enemy; in .Med. Latin a military expedition), a very large gathering of men, armed for war, an army, and so used generally of any multitude. In biblical use the word is applied to the company of angels in heaven; or to the sun, moon and stars, the " hosts of heaven," and also to translate "
Jehovah
  Sabaoth," the Lord God of hosts, the lord of the armies of
Israel
  or of the hosts of heaven. (3) (From Lat. hostia, a victim or sacrifice), the sacrifice of Christ's
body
  and blood in the Eucharist, more particularly the consecrated wafer used in the service of the
mass
  in the Roman
Church
  (see EUCHARIST).


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