breaking of bread
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"No breaking of bread," said the senior U.S. official.
From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2021
As if to punctuate the turn of events, the Senate hosted a bipartisan luncheon Wednesday, a rare breaking of bread between Republicans and Democrats as leaders try to foster goodwill.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2015
They wrote the ritual of a Messianic banquet with breaking of bread and blessing of wine, which Allegro boldly suggests may prefigure the Last Supper and Christian Communion.
From Time Magazine Archive
The veil that hid the true Christ, as Mr. Ruskin has well remarked, was removed in the breaking of bread with the disciples at Emmaus.
From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by Ruskin, John
There seems no sufficient reason for holding our Lords day morning meetings, for the breaking of bread, in two different places.
From A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part by Müller, George
