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viaticum

[ vahy-at-i-kuhm, vee- ]

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noun

plural viatica viaticums.

Ecclesiastical. the Eucharist or Communion as given to a person dying or in danger of death.
(among the ancient Romans) a provision or allowance for traveling, originally of transportation and supplies, later of money, made to officials on public missions.
money or necessities for any journey.

viaticum

/ ��ɪˈæ��ɪ��ə�� /

noun

Christianity Holy Communion as administered to a person dying or in danger of death
rare.
provisions or a travel allowance for a journey

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Word History and Origins

Origin of viaticum¹

1555–65; < Latin ��پ��ܳ�, neuter of ��پ��ܲ�, equivalent to �� ( us ) (past participle of �� to travel; via, -ate ¹ ) + -icus -ic; voyage

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Word History and Origins

Origin of viaticum¹

C16: from Latin, from ��icus belonging to a journey, from �� to travel, from via way

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The 2005 record “Viaticum” charted on the German and French pop charts, and went platinum in Sweden, where it debuted at No. 5, just above U2 and John Legend.

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For dozens of worshippers at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, south-western Nigeria, the Lord's prayer turned into a viaticum - the final prayer.

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“For Free France, this was a supreme example that she would take with her like a viaticum wherever her epic led her.”

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For a presumed heretic he made a good end, surrounded by Dominicans and Franciscans, confessing his sins and receiving the viaticum, so that, as a pious chronicler observes, we may humbly believe that his soul was saved.

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Thus it was not a simple viaticum for protection during the journey from Bohemia, and it was not so regarded by any one.

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viatical settlement viator

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