TheEucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
Eucharist in British English
(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
Derived forms
Eucharistic (ˌEuchaˈristic) or Eucharistical (ˌEuchaˈristical)
adjective
Eucharistically (ˌEuchaˈristically)
adverb
Word origin
C14: via Church Latin from Greek eukharistia, from eukharistos thankful, from eu- + kharizesthai to show favour, from kharis favour
Eucharist in American English
(ˈjukərɪst)
noun
1.
the central Christian rite in which bread and wine are consecrated and distributed as the body and blood of Jesus or as symbols of them
2.
the consecrated bread and wine, or either of these
Derived forms
Eucharistic (ˌEuchaˈristic)
adjective
Word origin
ME eukarist < OFr eucariste < LL(Ec) eucharistia < Gr, gratitude (in N.T., the Eucharist) < eucharistos, grateful < eu-, well (see eu-) + charizesthai, to show favor to
Examples of 'Eucharist' in a sentence
Eucharist
She took the Eucharist every week, but that was from Father Damien.
Louise Erdrich THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE: A NOVEL (2001)