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Unbludy, -ie, adj. Also: unbluidy, -bloody. [e.m.E. vnbloudye (1544), unbloody (1559); Bludy adj.] (Ane, the) unbludy sacrifice, a sacrifice not involving the shedding of blood, specif., in Catholic theology, the sacrament of the Eucharist; the Mass. 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 156/23.
Be the quhilkis wordis … he declarit his body to be ane vnbludy sacrifice to be offerit be the apostlis and all otheris ministeris of Christis kirk 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 169/12.
The generall concell haldin at Ephesus … wrytis … 'We do offer ane vnbludy sacrifice' 1562-3 Winȝet I 88/28.
The vnbluidy sacrifice of the kirk in the body and bluid of Christe 1563 G. Hay Confutation Abbot Crosraguel 13.
In your masse there is no shedding of blood, for ye call it on unbloody sacrifice 1581 Burne Disput. 41b.
It behouit that he offerit ane clene and vnbludie sacrifice 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 17.
The propitiatore, gracious, and vnbludie sacrifice of the messe c1590 Fowler II 65/5.
We reid in the book of Genesies that Melchisadek offred bread and wine thairfor Christ being prefigurat be Melchisadek of necessitie man hau ane lyke maner of sacrifice to witt vnbludie