Eucharist definition

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

Noun

Eucharist (plural Eucharists)

(Christianity) The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion.
Synonyms: Holy Communion, Communion
(by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
Synonyms: Holy Communion, Communion, Mass, Divine Liturgy, (informal) church
The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.
Synonym: the elements

Related terms

Translations

sacrament

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, 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
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
Irish: Eocairist f

Italian: eucaristia (it) f
Macedonian: причесна f (pričesna), причест f (pričest)
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

Anagrams

thesauric

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