diskos

Etymology

Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos) (nominative plural δίσκοι (dískoi)). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and disk.

noun

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) A small plate used to hold eucharistic bread which is to be consecrated; a paten.

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