Eucharist

Eu·cha·rist  (ykr-st)

n.

1. A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches, which was instituted at the Last Supper and in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed in remembrance of Jesus's death; Communion.

2. The consecrated elements of this rite; Communion.

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[Middle English eukarist, from Old French eucariste, from Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek eukharisti, from eukharistos, grateful, thankful : eu-, eu- + kharizesthai, to show favor (from kharis, grace; see gher-² in Indo-European roots).]

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Eucha·ristic, Eucha·risti·cal adj.

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Eucharist [yew-kar-ist]

Noun

1. the Christian sacrament commemorating Christ's Last Supper by the consecration of bread and wine

2. the consecrated elements of bread and wine [Greek eukharistos thankful]

Eucharistic adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Eucharist - a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, sacrament of the Eucharist sacrament - a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction Offertory - the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God Communion, Holy Communion, manduction, sacramental manduction - the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"

Translations

Eucharist [ˈjuːkərɪst] n → Eucaristía

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Eucharist [ˈjuːkərɪst] n the Eucharist → die Eucharistie, das (heilige) Abendmahl