Eucharist

[yoo-kuh-rist]

noun

1. none the Eucharist or the eucharist

   1. the Christian sacrament or rite of communion, an act of devotion in which bread and wine are consecrated, offered to God with thanks, and received by partakers as spiritual nourishment; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord's Supper.

   2. the consecrated elements of the rite of communion, especially the bread.

2. eucharist, the giving of thanks; thanksgiving.

   The Chapel represents a eucharist in stone and marble, commemorating the slain who served in the two World Wars.

3. Christian Science.,  spiritual communion with God.

Eucharist

/ ˈjuːkərɪst /

noun

1. the Christian sacrament in which Christ's Last Supper is commemorated by the consecration of bread and wine

2. the consecrated elements of bread and wine offered in the sacrament

3. Mass, esp when regarded as the service where the sacrament of the Eucharist is administered

Eucharist

1. The sacrament of Communion among Christians (see also Christian).

Other Word Forms

• Eucharistic adjective
• Eucharistical adjective
• Eucharistically adverb
• un-Eucharistic adjective
• un-Eucharistical adjective
• un-Eucharistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eucharist¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English eukarist, from Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek eucharístia “gratefulness, thanksgiving,” from euchárist(os) “grateful, thankful” (from eu- eu- + cháris “favor” + -tos, adjective suffix; charisma ) + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eucharist¹

C14: via Church Latin from Greek eukharistia, from eukharistos thankful, from _eu- + kharizesthai to show favour, from kharis favour

Example Sentences

He explained that Ms Whyte's widowed mother Mary is a Eucharist minister in his parish and a "very devout woman" who visits Barefield's church almost every day.

From BBC

Francis' positions had drawn backlash from some conservative parishioners, who objected to his suggestion that divorced Catholics could still receive the Eucharist, and more recently, his objection to Trump's deportation plans.

From Salon

During the day he alternated prayer and rest and this morning he received the Eucharist, it added.

From BBC

On Monday, the feast of Epiphany in the Christian calendar, Mr Welby will attend two services at Lambeth Palace, a Eucharist at lunchtime and Evensong later in the day.

From BBC

One sister recalled a time when she and another altar server accidentally spilled open a bag of already-consecrated Eucharist wafers as they were preparing for mass in the wood-paneled sacristy.

From Salon