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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†HOSTIE, n. Also hostee (Sc. 1911 S.D.D. Add.), hosty. Sc. equivalent of Eng. host, the consecrated bread employed in the Eucharist. Now obs. or arch.Sc. a.1715 G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1766) I. ii.:
Some of his seamen went ashore and met the Hostie carried about.Sc. 1754 M. Calderwood Journey (M.C.) 173:
A boy who served at the altar rung a bell at the elevation of the Hosty.Sc. 1837 Carlyle Fr. Rev. III. vi. i.:
Saint-Just . . . “carries his head as if it were a ‘Saint Sacrament ', adorable Hostie, or divine Real-Presence!”