Definition of viaticum:
(n) :
the
Eucharist, when given to a person who is
dying or one in
danger of
death; provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey (often figurative)
"1885: Towards night-fall he entered a town called Sa'adiyah where he alighted and took out somewhat of his viaticum and ate -- Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Night 20)"
Definition of viaticum:
(n) :
the
Eucharist, when given to a person who is
dying or one in
danger of
death; provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey (often figurative)
"1885: Towards night-fall he entered a town called Sa'adiyah where he alighted and took out somewhat of his viaticum and ate -- Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Night 20)"