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Eucharist|ˈjuːkərɪst|
Forms: α. 5 eukaryste, 6 eucarist, -chariste, euchrist, 6– eucharist; β. 6 eucharistie, 8 eucharisty.
[a. OF. eucariste (cf. mod.F. eucharistie), ad. late L. eucharistia, a. Gr. εὐχαριστία thanksgiving, hence the Lord's Supper, f. εὐχάριστος grateful, f. εὐ- (see eu-) + stem of χαρίζεσθαι to offer willingly. The β forms may either be ad. L. or a. mod.F.]
I.
1. Eccl. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the Communion.
a1400Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS. (1867) 37 Þe brede of eukaryste, þat es þe grace in þe sacrament of þe autere. 1509Barclay Shyp of Folys (1570) 174 Eucharist..is the priestes seruice and busynes. a1535More On the Passion Wks. 1338/2 This blessed sacrament is also called Eucharistia. a1600Hooker (J.), Himself did better like of common bread to be used in the eucharist. a1638Mede Wks. i. li. 287 Our Sacrament of Peace is called the Eucharist. 1712Sir G. Wheler Liturgy after Model of Ancients (MS.) 195 The importance of the Holy Eucharisty is so great that they did..give a general Scheme, how it shou'd be celebrated. 1786W. Thomson Watson's Philip III (1839) 335 Sigismond..allowed them [the Hussites] the cup in the sacrament of the eucharist. 1845S. Austin Ranke's Hist. Ref. I. 255 It was not denied that the efficacy of the Eucharist in both kinds was more complete.
2. The consecrated elements, esp. the bread. Phrases, to give, receive, etc. the Eucharist.
1536Bellenden Cron. Scot. (1821) II. 401 Thay spulyeit the eucarist out of the cais of silver. 1579Fulke Heskins' Parl. 82 A..priest sent to Serapion a little portion of the Eucharistie. 1644Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 103 The Emperor, Henry VII, who was..poisoned with the Holy Eucharist. 1660R. Coke Power & Subj. 162 At no time a Priest is worthy to celebrate Mass, who hath not received the Eucharist. 1772Priestley Inst. Relig. (1782) II. 352 Giving the eucharist to children was..finally abolished. 1861Hook Lives Abps. I. vi. 323 The corporal presence of our Lord in the Eucharist. 1875W. Smith Dict. Chr. Antiq. I. 625 Clement of Alexandria (Strom i. §5. p. 318) speaks of ministers distributing the eucharist (τὴν εὐχαριστίαν διανείµαντες) i.e. the elements, to the communicants.
†3. The box or closed vessel containing the consecrated bread; the pyx. Obs.
1535Stewart Cron. Scot. III. 255 The siluer euchrist be ane cord..that hang..Tha pluckit doun. 1560St. Giles Charters (1859) p. xlviii, Ane rownd eucharist, ane chalece, ane plate. Ibid. p. xlvii, The pece of gold that held the breid within the eucharist.
II.
4. Thanksgiving.
1613R. C. Table Alph. (ed. 3), Eucharist, a thanksgiuing. 1644Jer. Taylor Apol. Liturgy §38 For which ability they should do well to pay their eucharist to the Holy Ghost. 1691–8Norris Pract. Disc. 225 The Second calls for our Praise and Eucharist. a1716South Serm. (1744) VII. 12 He..is..led through a vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs. 1879Farrar St. Paul II. 80 Adding their Amen to the voice of Eucharist. |