- the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- Eastern Church.
- the preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic elements.
- the table on which this is done.
- the part of the sanctuary or bema where this table stands.
- a representation of a dead person lying in state.
- a process in the development of a language by which a phoneme or syllable is prefixed to a word to facilitate pronunciation
- the solemn preparation of the Eucharistic elements before consecration
