Eucharist
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See also: eucharist
English
Etymology
From Middle English eukarist, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía, “gratitude, giving of thanks”). Displaced native Old English hūsl.
Pronunciation
Noun
Eucharist (plural Eucharists)
- (Christianity) The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion.
- Synonyms: Holy Communion, Communion
- (by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
- Synonyms: Holy Communion, Communion, Mass, Divine Liturgy, (informal) church
- The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.
- Synonym: the elements
Hyponyms
- (substances): Precious Blood (Roman Catholicism)
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