Eucharistnoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˈjuː.kər.ɪst/us/ˈjuː.kər.ɪst/specializedthe Christian ceremony based on Jesus Christ's last meal with his disciples (= the first twelve men who believed in him) or the holy bread and wine used in this ceremony
See also
Communion
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Religious ceremonies & prayers
- alleluia
- amen
- anoint
- baptism
- bar mitzvah
- blessing
- burnt offering
- confirm
- confirmation
- consecrate
- creed
- dedicate
- devotion
- incense
- matins
- ordination
- Our Father
- pray
- prayer
- sermon
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eucharistic
adjective uk/ˌjuː.kərˈɪs.tɪk/us/ˌjuː.kərˈɪs.tɪk/
Examples from literature
- At four o'clock in the morning I heard several masses, and received the Eucharist.
- Else why is there a resurrection of the body? and why does the Eucharist "preserve our body and soul to everlasting life?"
- Luther recognized the bodily presence of Christ in the Eucharist, while he rejected transubstantiation and the idea of worshipping the consecrated wafer as the real God.
- The main subject of the dispute was in reference to the Eucharist.