Eucharist
the Eucharist or the eucharist ,
the Christian sacrament or rite of communion, an act of devotion in which bread and wine are consecrated, offered to God with thanks, and received by partakers as spiritual nourishment; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord's Supper.
the consecrated elements of the rite of communion, especially the bread.
eucharist, the giving of thanks; thanksgiving: The Chapel represents a eucharist in stone and marble, commemorating the slain who served in the two World Wars.
Christian Science. spiritual communion with God.
Origin of Eucharist
1Other words from Eucharist
- Eu·cha·ris·tic [yoo-kuh-ris-tik], /ˌyu kəˈrɪs tɪk/, Eu·cha·ris·ti·cal, adjective
- Eu·cha·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- un-Eu·cha·ris·tic, adjective
- un-Eu·cha·ris·ti·cal, adjective
- un-Eu·cha·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use Eucharist in a sentence
Flowers and fruits may be the emblems of future beatitude; and a loaf, of the bread of life or of the holy Eucharist.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowCalvin had prepared the way by having the city placarded with a blasphemous denunciation of the Blessed Eucharist.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellAmica exegesis, id est, Expositio Eucharist negotii ad M. Lutherum.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV | J. H. Merle D'AubignWhat can be more explicit, for instance, than these lines on the Holy Eucharist?
Certain dissenters have cut out the very soul of À Kempis in deleting the passages on the Holy Eucharist.
Confessions of a Book-Lover | Maurice Francis Egan
British Dictionary definitions for Eucharist
/ (ˈjuːkərɪst) /
the Christian sacrament in which Christ's Last Supper is commemorated by the consecration of bread and wine
the consecrated elements of bread and wine offered in the sacrament
Mass, esp when regarded as the service where the sacrament of the Eucharist is administered
Origin of Eucharist
1Derived forms of Eucharist
- Eucharistic or Eucharistical, adjective
- Eucharistically, adverb
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Cultural definitions for Eucharist
[ (yooh-kuh-rist) ]
The sacrament of Communion among Christians (see also Christian).
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