n. pl. vi·at·i·ca (-kə) or vi·at·i·cums 1. Ecclesiastical The Eucharist given to a dying person or one in danger of death. 2. A supply of provisions for a journey. [Late Latin viāticum, from Latin, traveling provisions, from neuter of viāticus, viatic; see VIATICAL.] |
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