Eucharist

[ yoo-kuh-rist ]

/ ˈyu kə rɪst /

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noun

the sacrament of Holy Communion; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord's Supper.

the consecrated elements of the Holy Communion, especially the bread.

(lowercase) the giving of thanks; thanksgiving.

Christian Science. spiritual communion with God.

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Origin of Eucharist

1350–1400; Middle English eukarist<Late Latin eucharistia<Greek eucharístia gratefulness, thanksgiving. See eu-, charisma, -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM Eucharist

Eu·cha·ris·tic, Eu·cha·ris·ti·cal, adjectiveEu·cha·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverbun-Eu·cha·ris·tic, adjectiveun-Eu·cha·ris·ti·cal, adjective

un-Eu·cha·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby Eucharist

eucalyptol, eucalyptus, eucarpic, eucaryote, eucharis, Eucharist, Euchite, euchlorine, euchologion, euchology, euchre

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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 Withrow
Calvin had prepared the way by having the city placarded with a blasphemous denunciation of the Blessed Eucharist.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
Amica exegesis, id est, Expositio Eucharist negotii ad M. Lutherum.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
What can be more explicit, for instance, than these lines on the Holy Eucharist?
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various

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

Eucharist

/ (ˈjuːkərɪst) /

noun

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

Derived forms of Eucharist

Eucharistic or Eucharistical, adjectiveEucharistically, adverb

Word Origin for Eucharist

C14: via Church Latin from Greek eukharistia, from eukharistos thankful, from eu- + kharizesthai to show favour, from kharis favour

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Cultural definitions for Eucharist

Eucharist

[ (yooh-kuh-rist) ]

The sacrament of Communion among Christians (see also Christian).