Lord's Supper

American  

noun

1. the, the sacrament in commemoration of the Last Supper; communion; Mass; Eucharist.

2. Last Supper.

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Lord's Supper British  

noun

1. another term for Holy Communion

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Etymology

Origin of Lord's Supper

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Since mid-March, I have not attended worship gatherings save for a single service held in a parking lot with rigorous social distancing and a makeshift observance of the Lord’s Supper.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2020

Lent was over for the city’s Catholics, but the day is nonetheless a solemn occasion, marked by foot-washing ceremonies and the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 13, 2016

“If liturgical law permitted the washing of women’s feet at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, no one would have noticed the pope’s doing it,” Peters blogged after the ceremony. 

From Newsweek • Mar. 31, 2013

Older traditions—like speaking in tongues, playing music during the Lord’s Supper, and charismatic preaching—faded, and the Mormons became full-fledged members of the sober American middle class.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2012

Describe to me at least one piece of silver you see used every Lord’s Supper.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes