Eucharist
English
/ˈjuːkəɹɪst/
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion.
- (by extension) A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
- The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English eukarist derived from Latin eucharistia derived from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (giving of thanks, gratitude, thanksgiving).
Origin
Ancient Greek
εὐχαριστία
Gloss
giving of thanks, gratitude, thanksgiving
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eucharistize English
- eucharistic English
- eucharistize English
- eucharistia Latin
- eucharistie Dutch, Flemish
- eucaristía Spanish, Castilian
- εὐχαριστία Ancient Greek
- εὐχᾰ́ρῐστος Ancient Greek
- χᾰ́ρῐς Ancient Greek
- eukarist Middle English
- Eocairist Irish
- eucariste Old French
- Eŭkaristio Esperanto