Meaning of EUCHARIST
| Pronunciation: | | 'yookurist
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| | Definition: | | [n] a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine |
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| | Synonyms: | | Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, sacrament of the Eucharist |
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| | See Also: | | Communion, Holy Communion, manduction, Offertory, sacrament, sacramental manduction | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Eu"cha*rist\, n. [L. eucharistia, Gr. e'ycharisti`a,
lit., a giving of thanks; e'y^ + cha`ris favor, grace,
thanks; akin to chai`rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf.
F. eucharistie.]
1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obs.]
Led through the vale of tears to the region of
eucharist and hallelujahs. --South.
2. (Eccl.) The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act
of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the
use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the
communion. -- See {Sacrament}.
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| | Related Terms: | | altar bread, baptism, bread, bread and wine, Communion, confirmation, consecrated bread, consecrated elements, consubstantiation, elements, extreme unction, Holy Communion, holy orders, Host, impanation, intinction, Last Supper, loaf, matrimony, penance, real presence, Sacrament Sunday, seven sacraments, subpanation, the Eucharist, the Holy Sacrament, the Sacrament, transubstantiation, wafer |
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