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EUCHARIST

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Eu⋅cha⋅rist

  [yoo-kuh-rist]
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–noun
1. the sacrament of Holy Communion; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord's Supper.
2. the consecrated elements of the Holy Communion, esp. the bread.
3. (lowercase) the giving of thanks; thanksgiving.
4. Christian Science. spiritual communion with God.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME eukarist < LL eucharistia < Gk eucharístia gratefulness, thanksgiving. See eu-, charisma, -ia

Related forms:
Eu⋅cha⋅ris⋅tic, Eu⋅cha⋅ris⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
Eu⋅cha⋅ris⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Eu·cha·rist   (yōō'kər-ĭst)   
n.  

  1. A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches, which was instituted at the Last Supper and in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed in remembrance of Jesus's death; Communion.

  2. The consecrated elements of this rite; Communion.


[Middle English eukarist, from Old French eucariste, from Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek eukharistiā, from eukharistos, grateful, thankful : eu-, eu- + kharizesthai, to show favor (from kharis, grace; see gher-2 in Indo-European roots).]
Eu'cha·ris'tic, Eu'cha·ris'ti·cal adj.
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Eucharist [(yooh-kuh-rist)]

The sacrament of Communion among Christians.

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Word Origin & History

Eucharist 
"sacrament of the Lord's Supper, the Communion," c.1350, from Gk. eukharistia "thanksgiving, gratitude," later "the Lord's Supper," from eukharistos "grateful," from eu- "well" + stem of kharizesthai "show favor," from kharis "favor, grace," from PIE base *gher- "to like, want" (see horatory). Eukharisteo is the usual verb for "thank" in the Septuagint and N.T.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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