Eucharist
See also: eucharist
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
- Euch‧arist
NounEdit
Eucharist (plural Eucharists)
- (Christianity) The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion.
- Synonyms: Holy Communion, Communion
- (by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
- Synonyms: Holy Communion, Communion, Mass, Divine Liturgy, (informal) church
- The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.
- Synonym: the elements
HyponymsEdit
- (substances): Precious Blood (Roman Catholicism)
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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ceremony
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