Abendmahl

German

Etymology

From Abend (“evening”) +‎ Mahl (“meal”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Abendmahl n (genitive Abendmahls or Abendmahles, plural Abendmahle)

1. (Christianity) Last Supper (Biblical event)
2. (Protestantism) Communion; Eucharist (sacrament)
3. (Southern Germany, Austria, otherwise archaic, literary) supper; evening meal

Synonyms

• (sacrament in Protestantism): Abendmahlsfeier
• (supper, evening meal): Abendessen; Abendbrot; Nachtmahl (dated)

See also

• Eucharistie
• Frühmahl
• Kommunion

Further reading

• “Abendmahl” in Duden online