viaticum
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viaticum
- /vʌɪˈatɪkəm/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin viāticum (“travelling-money, provisions for a journey”), from viāticus (“of a road or journey”), from via (“road”). Doublet of voyage.
noun viaticums · viatica
- 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.
- 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.
- A portable altar.
Translations
Talk about this word "viaticum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/viaticum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. viaticum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/viaticum "viaticum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/viaticum.Cite this
@misc{viaticum_2026,
title = {viaticum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/viaticum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
