zeon

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Byzantine Greek ζέον (zéon, “zeon; boiling”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “boil”).

Noun

zeon (uncountable)

1. the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear

Anagrams

• Enzo, Zeno, noze, zone