noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
distribution of bread and wine during Communion
Christian liturgical term referring to the act of distributing the consecrated elements to communicants.
ミサの中で、司祭がパンとぶどう酒の分餐を行った。
During the Mass, the priest performed the distribution of the bread and wine.
Compound of 分 (ぶん, 'portion, share') and 餐 (さん, 'meal, eating'), literally 'dividing the meal'. The kanji 餐 is rare and primarily used in liturgical contexts.