Last Supper

American  

noun

1. the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion.

2. a work of art representing this.

3. The Last Supper, a mural (1495–98) by Leonardo da Vinci.

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Last Supper British  

noun

1. the meal eaten by Christ with his disciples on the night before his Crucifixion, during which he is believed to have instituted the Eucharist

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Example Sentences

In the center of the room, real-life visitors arrayed on 26 swivel chairs turn their heads back and forth to take in the supersized Last Supper occurring all around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The service, which dates back to the year 600, commemorates the Last Supper, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as an act of service and humility.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Until James II in the 17th Century, the monarch also used to wash the feet of the poor, in an echo of Jesus washing the feet of the apostles at the Last Supper.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

Intact grains of PbO were also found in most of the samples taken from the "Last Supper."

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

Set in medieval Spain, Parsifal is ostensibly a parable about the Holy Grail, the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall