Bible Dictionaries
Communion Plate

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

A saucer-shaped vessel resembling the paten used at the Mass, but usually with a handle. It is held under the chin of the communicant, to guard against the dropping of the Sacred Host. It is not blessed.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Communion Plate'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/communion-plate.html. 1910.