Eucharist

English

Etymology

From Middle English eukariste, from Old French, from Late Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistia, “gratitude, giving of thanks”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/, X-SAMPA: /"ju:k@rIst/

Noun

Eucharist (plural Eucharists)

1. The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion.
2. (by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
3. The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.

Synonyms

• (sacrament): Holy Communion, Communion
• (religious service): Holy Communion, Communion, Mass, Divine Liturgy, (informal) church
• (substances received): the elements

Related terms

• eucharistic
• eucharistical

Translations

sacrament

• Dutch: eucharistie (nl) f
• Finnish: ehtoollinen (fi)
• German: Eucharistie (de) f
• Greek: ευχαριστία (el) (efxaristía) f 
• Old English: hūsl (ang) n

• Polish: eucharystia (pl) f
• Russian: причастие (ru) (pričástije) n 
• Serbo-Croatian: euharistija (sh)
• Spanish: eucaristía (es) f

ceremony

• Dutch: eucharistieviering (nl) f
• Finnish: ehtoollinen (fi)
• German: Eucharistiefeier (de) f

• Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍇𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌰 (Aiwxaristia) f
• Russian: причастие (ru) (pričástije) n 
• Spanish: Eucaristía (es) f, Cena del Señor (es), Santa Cena (es)

subtances

• Finnish: ehtoollinen (fi)

• Spanish: eucaristía (es) f

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• Hungarian: oltáriszentség (hu)
• Macedonian: причест (mk) (príčest) f, причесна (mk) (príčesna) f

• Slovene: evharistija (sl) f