Eucharist

[ yoo-kuh-rist ]

noun

1. none the Eucharist or the eucharist,
   1. 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.
   2. the consecrated elements of the rite of communion, especially the bread.
2. 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.

3. Christian Science. spiritual communion with God.

Eucharist

/ ˈjuːkərɪst /

noun

1. the Christian sacrament in which Christ's Last Supper is commemorated by the consecration of bread and wine
2. the consecrated elements of bread and wine offered in the sacrament
3. Mass, esp when regarded as the service where the sacrament of the Eucharist is administered

Eucharist

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

Derived Forms

• ˌEuchaˈristic, adjective
• ˌEuchaˈristically, adverb

Other Words From

• Eu·cha·ris·tic [yoo-k, uh, -, ris, -tik], 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eucharist¹

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; charisma ) + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eucharist¹

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

Example Sentences

Flowers and fruits may be the emblems of future beatitude; and a loaf, of the bread of life or of the holy eucharist.

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Calvin had prepared the way by having the city placarded with a blasphemous denunciation of the Blessed Eucharist.

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Amica exegesis, id est, Expositio Eucharist negotii ad M. Lutherum.

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What can be more explicit, for instance, than these lines on the Holy Eucharist?

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Certain dissenters have cut out the very soul of À Kempis in deleting the passages on the Holy Eucharist.

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