communion plate

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. the plate held under the chin of a communicant to catch the Host if it should fall.

Example Sentences

The next year, at a service in Iowa, Trump attempted to put money in the communion plate.

From The Guardian

Contrast that with Trump, who could not name a single book of the Bible when claiming to be a big fan in a 2015 interview, and who tried to put money on the Communion plate during an obligatory church appearance during the 2016 campaign.

From Salon

He has mistaken the communion plate for a collection plate.

From Washington Post

On the surface, there’s something incongruous with the fact that people who have long prided themselves on their fusion of religion and politics would become so enamored with a wife-swapping, serial liar who once tried to put money in a communion plate.

From Salon

A few months later, he tried to put money in a Communion plate.

From Salon