Meaning of break bread | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To eat a meal, especially to eat a shared meal with friends, family, guests, etc.; to commune with others by eating with them.
2. To take part in Holy Communion.

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Examples

“And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.”

“At last it was decided that he should take her, reaching the place about the hour of lunch, so that he might again break bread in her father's house.”

“The knight swore he would not break bread in the castle again until he received reparation for the insult.”

“In baptism we make covenant; in communion we renew covenant week by week. . . . After offering prayers of thanksgiving, together we break bread and drink from the cup.”

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