Eucharist

See also: eucharist

English

Etymology

From Middle English eukarist, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía, “gratitude, giving of thanks”). Displaced native Old English hūsl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/, /ˈjuːkɹɪst/
• Hyphenation: Eu‧cha‧rist, Euch‧arist

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Noun

Eucharist (plural Eucharists)

1. (Christianity) A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence.

   Synonyms: Holy Communion, Communion

2. (by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.

   Synonyms: (Western Christianity) Mass, (Byzantine Christianity) Divine Liturgy, (Syriac Christianity) Quorbana, (informal) church

3. The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.

   Synonyms: (Eastern Christianity) the elements, communion, Communion

Hyponyms

• (substances): Precious Blood (Roman Catholicism), Body of Christ

Related terms

• eucharistic
• eucharistical

Translations

sacrament

Arabic: تَنَاوُل m (tanāwul), أَفْخَارِسْتِيَا f or m (ʔafḵāristiyā) Catalan: eucaristia (ca) f Dutch: eucharistie (nl) f Esperanto: Eŭkaristio Finnish: ehtoollinen (fi), Herran pyhä ehtoollinen French: eucharistie (fr) f Galician: eucaristía f Georgian: ევქარისტია (evkarisṭia), ზიარება (ziareba) German: Eucharistie (de) f Greek: ευχαριστία (el) f (efcharistía), θεία μετάληψη f (theía metálipsi) Hungarian: eucharisztia (hu), úrvacsora (hu) Indonesian: ekaristi (id) Irish: Eocairist f Italian: eucaristia (it) f Khmer: ពិធីស្នានកិច្ច (pi’tʰii snaan kəc) Korean: 성체성사 (seongcheseongsa) Macedonian: причесна f (pričesna), причест f (pričest) Maori: hākarameta Middle English: eukarist Norwegian: Bokmål: nattverd m Old English: hūsl n Piedmontese: eucaristìa f Plautdietsch: Owentmol n Polish: eucharystia (pl) f Portuguese: eucaristia (pt) f Romanian: euharistie (ro) Russian: прича́стие (ru) n (pričástije) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: еухарѝстија f Roman: euharìstija (sh) Spanish: eucaristía (es) f Vietnamese: Thánh Thể, Cực Thánh, Mình Thánh Chúa, Tiệc Thánh

ceremony

Dutch: eucharistieviering (nl) f Finnish: ehtoollinen (fi), Herran pyhä ehtoollinen Galician: eucaristía f Georgian: ზიარება (ziareba), ევქარისტია (evkarisṭia) German: Eucharistiefeier (de) f, Eucharistie (de) f Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍇𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌰 f (aiwxaristia) Hungarian: eucharisztia (hu) Irish: Eocairist f Italian: eucaristia (it) f Macedonian: причесна f (pričesna), причест f (pričest) Norwegian: Bokmål: nattverd m Plautdietsch: Owentmol n Polish: eucharystia (pl) f Portuguese: eucaristia (pt) f Romanian: cuminecătură (ro), împărtășanie (ro), euharistie (ro), grijanie (ro) Russian: прича́стие (ru) n (pričástije) Spanish: Eucaristía f, Cena del Señor, Santa Cena Vietnamese: Lễ ban Thánh Thể, Tiệc Thánh

substances

Finnish: ehtoollinen (fi) German: Eucharistie (de) f Irish: corp Chríost m, (please verify) Eocairist f, Comaoineach f Italian: eucaristia (it) f Korean: 성체 (seongche) Macedonian: причесна f (pričesna), причест f (pričest) Polish: eucharystia (pl) f Portuguese: eucaristia (pt) f Spanish: eucaristía (es) f Vietnamese: Thánh Thể

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Translations to be checked

Hungarian: (please verify) oltáriszentség (hu) Slovene: (please verify) evharistija (sl) f

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