Definition of housel Housel

/hawˈsʌl/ - [hawsul] - hou•sel

We found 6 definitions of housel from 3 different sources.

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What does housel mean?

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • housel (n.)
    The eucharist.
  • housel (v. t.)
    To administer the eucharist to.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • housel
    howz′el, n. the Eucharist: the act of taking the same.—n. Hous′eling-cloth, a linen cloth held or stretched beneath the communicants.—adj. Hous′ling (Spens.), sacramental. [A.S. húsel, sacrifice.]

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housel in sign language
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