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viaticum
/vʌɪˈatɪkəm/
noun 3
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3ADJ.
virtual
VERB + VIATICUM
receive
ADV.
somewhat
Definitions
noun
1
The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.
[…]from Anglo-Saxon times there had been a deep conviction that to receive the viaticum was a virtual death sentence which would make subsequent recovery impossible.
2
Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey.
Towards night-fall he entered a town called Sa’adiyah where he alighted and took out somewhat of his viaticum and ate.
That viaticum I had been made to drink had undoubtedly been spiked with cantharides or something.
3
A portable altar.
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[…]from Anglo-Saxon times there had been a deep conviction that to receive the viaticum was a virtual death sentence which would make subsequent recovery impossible.
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Towards night-fall he entered a town called Sa’adiyah where he alighted and took out somewhat of his viaticum and ate.
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That viaticum I had been made to drink had undoubtedly been spiked with cantharides or something.
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