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Fraction

The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

The name given to the manual act of breaking the Bread by the Priest during the Consecration in the Holy Communion, according to the rubric which directs, "And here to break the Bread." (See MANUAL ACTS.)

Bibliography Information
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Fraction'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​acd/​f/fraction.html. 1901.