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- [hou-zuh l]
- /ˈhaʊ zəl/
- /ˈhaʊ.səl/
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- [hou-zuh l]
- /ˈhaʊ zəl/
Definitions of housel word
- noun housel the Eucharist. 1
- noun housel the act of administering or receiving the Eucharist. 1
- verb with object housel to administer the Eucharist to. 1
- noun housel (archaic) the Eucharist. 1
- verb housel to give the Eucharist to (someone) 0
- noun housel Eucharist 0
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Origin of housel
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English hūsl the Eucharist, probably orig. offering; cognate with Old Norse hūsl, Gothic hunsl sacrifice, offering; (v.) Middle English houselen, Old English hūslian, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Housel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
housel popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
housel usage trend in Literature
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