Eucharist
11Eucharist — Synonyms and related words: Communion, Holy Communion, Host, Last Supper, Sacrament Sunday, altar bread, baptism, bread, bread and wine, confirmation, consecrated bread, consecrated elements, consubstantiation, elements, extreme unction, holy… …
12Eucharist — Eu|cha|rist [ˈju:kərıst] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: eucariste, from Greek eucharistia, from eucharistos grateful ] the Eucharist the holy bread and wine, representing Christ s body and blood, used during a Christian ceremony, or… …
13eucharist — [14] The Greek based eucharist corresponds to native English thanksgiving. It comes via Old French eucariste and late Latin eucharistia from Greek eukharistíā ‘gratitude’. This was a derivative of eukháristos ‘grateful’, a compound adjective… …
14Eucharist — [[t]ju͟ːkərɪst[/t]] N SING: usu the N The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ s last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine …
15Eucharist — noun the Eucharist the holy bread and wine, representing Christ s body and blood, used during a Christian ceremony, or the ceremony itself Eucharistic adjective …
16Eucharist — /ˈjukərəst / (say yoohkuhruhst) noun (in Christianity) 1. the sacrament of the Lord s Supper; the communion; the sacrifice of the mass. 2. the consecrated elements of the Lord s Supper, especially the bread. {Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek:… …
17eucharist — [14] The Greek based eucharist corresponds to native English thanksgiving. It comes via Old French eucariste and late Latin eucharistia from Greek eukharistíā ‘gratitude’. This was a derivative of eukháristos ‘grateful’, a compound adjective… …
18Eucharist — n. 1 the Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed. 2 the consecrated elements, esp. the bread (receive the Eucharist). Derivatives: Eucharistic adj. Eucharistical adj. Etymology: ME f …
19Eucharist (disambiguation) — Eucharist can refer to: *Eucharist, Contemporary Christian Rites *Eucharist (History) Traditional and Historical Development *Eucharist (band), a death metal band from Sweden …
20Eucharist, as a Sacrament — • Since Christ is present under the appearances of bread and wine in a sacramental way, the Blessed Eucharist is unquestionably a sacrament of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
