prosphora

[ Greek praws-faw-rah; English pros-fuh-rah, -fer-uh ]

noun

, Eastern Church.

1. antidoron.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosphora¹

1870–75; < Greek prosphorá an offering, literally, a bringing to, applying, equivalent to pros- toward + phorá something carried (verbid of phérein to bring)