amula

noun

am·​u·​la

ˈamyələ

plural amulae

-ˌlē,

-ī

or amulas

: a vessel for eucharistic wine offered by the people in the early Christian church

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin amula, hamula, from Latin, water bucket, diminutive of ama, hama bucket

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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