Eucharist
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none the Eucharist or the eucharist
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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.
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the consecrated elements of the rite of communion, especially the bread.
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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.
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Christian Science. spiritual communion with God.
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the Christian sacrament in which Christ's Last Supper is commemorated by the consecration of bread and wine
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the consecrated elements of bread and wine offered in the sacrament
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Mass, esp when regarded as the service where the sacrament of the Eucharist is administered
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Etymology
Origin of Eucharist
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English eukarist, from Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek eucharístia “gratefulness, thanksgiving,” from euchárist(os) “grateful, thankful” (from eu- eu- + cháris “favor” + -tos, adjective suffix; see charisma) + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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Sheen’s love for the Eucharist was the spring from which his genius flowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The objects, which include richly embroidered vestments and lavishly sculpted monstrances, Eucharist thrones and sanctuary lamps made of jewel-studded precious metals, are eye-catchingly high Baroque.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Growing up in a religious, partly Hispanic household, I learned from an early age that eating the Eucharist at church was representative of consuming Jesus’ body and blood.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2024
The bishops also heard a progress report on plans for a nationwide gathering in Indianapolis in July 2024 focused on devotion to the Eucharist — the communion celebration at the heart of Catholic worship.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
And the effect of this rearrangement is to make the mass seem less a prayer directed to God, more a communal celebration of the Eucharist.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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