Eucharist

['ju:kərist]

Definition

(n.) The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving.

(n.) 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.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Communion, sacrament, Lord's Supper, Christian sacrament.

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Definition

n. the sacrament of the Lord's Supper: the elements of the sacrament as 'to receive the Eucharist.'—adjs. Eucharist′ic -al.

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