Host — Defs

01 n. The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.

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The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.(R. C. Ch.)

02 n. An army; a number of men gathered for war.

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An army; a number of men gathered for war.
“A host so great as covered all the field.” — Dryden.
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Any great number or multitude; a throng.
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God.” — Luke ii. 13.

“All at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils.” — Wordsworth.

03 n. One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertai…

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One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.
“Time is like a fashionable host, That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.” — Shak.
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Any animal or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a tree is a host of an air plant growing upon it.(Biol.)

04 v. t. To give entertainment to.

05 v. i. To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.