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Eu·cha·rist 
[yoo-kuh-rist] Pronunciation Key
[yoo-kuh-rist] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Eu·cha·rist
(yōō'kər-ĭst) Pronunciation Key
n.
[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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Eucharist
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
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| eucharist | |
noun | |
| a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: Holy Eucharist] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Eucharist [(yooh-kuh-rist)]
Eucharist [(yooh-kuh-rist)]
The sacrament of Communion among Christians.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.] Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs. --South. 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.
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