'Eucharist' definitions:

Definition of 'Eucharist'

(from WordNet)
noun
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper]

Definition of 'Eucharist'

From: GCIDE
  • Eucharist \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.] [1913 Webster]
  • Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. Eucharistic

Synonyms of 'Eucharist'

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