houseling means of or pertaining to the eucharist. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “houseling” is a great word
HOUSELING — [Adjective/Noun] Pertaining to the Eucharist or sacraments; as a noun, the act of administering the sacrament. From Middle English houselyng, housling, from Old English hūslung ("administration of the sacrament"), from Old English hūslian ("to administer the sacrament"), equivalent to housel ("Eucharist") + -ing (verbal noun suffix). First attested in Old English (pre-1150). Unlike "communicant," which denotes the one who receives, or "domestic," which broadly describes the household, "houseling" fuses the sacred rite to the humble dwelling. It is the plain bread on a home altar, the low flame in a cottage window, and the bowed head of one who receives and remains—a word that finds the cathedral in staying put.
Etymology
From Middle English houselyng, housling, from Old English hūslung (“administration of the sacrament”), from Old English hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”), equivalent to housel + -ing.
adj
- Of or pertaining to the eucharist.
- Pertaining to any of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, such as marriage.
noun
- The act of administering the eucharist.
- A small or miniature house.“There was a copula up there, one of those small, windowed houselings whose pointed roof inevitably supported the weathervane, as it did here.”
- One who frequently remains indoors or at home.“It meant that pallid houselings sat in the sunshine and got well.”
- A tame animal, or one reared by hand.