eucharist

3 definitions found

eucharist - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
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              Led through the vale of tears to the region of
              eucharist and hallelujahs.            --South.
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     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

eucharist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Eucharist
      n 1: 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
           ]

eucharist - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "Eucharist":
     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 orders, impanation, intinction,
     loaf, matrimony, penance, real presence, seven sacraments,
     subpanation, the Eucharist, the Holy Sacrament, the Sacrament,
     transubstantiation, wafer