Word
eucharist
Phoneticseu·charist
/ˈjukɝəst/
Definitions
01the religious sacrament
n. a holy ceremony in Christianity where people eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus.
n. the Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed.
“The priest prepared the bread and wine for the celebration of the Eucharist.”
“Different Christian denominations hold varying theological views on the nature of the Eucharist, specifically regarding the presence of Christ in the elements.”
Formal · Technical
Usage
Often capitalized as 'Eucharist' when referring to the specific sacrament or service.
Synonyms
02the religious service
n. a church service where the ceremony of bread and wine takes place.
n. a Christian liturgical service in which the sacrament of Holy Communion is the central act.
“They attend the Sunday Eucharist at the local cathedral every week.”
“The morning Eucharist was conducted with great solemnity, featuring traditional hymns and a formal procession of the clergy.”
Formal
03the bread and wine
n. the actual bread and wine used during the religious ceremony.
n. the consecrated elements of bread and wine used in the sacrament of Holy Communion.
“The believers knelt to receive the Eucharist from the minister.”
“In some traditions, any remaining Eucharist must be consumed or disposed of according to strict liturgical guidelines.”
Formal · Technical
Etymology
From Middle English eukarist, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía, “gratitude, giving of thanks”). Displaced native Old English hūsl.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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