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1. (n.) Eucharist
the sacrament of Holy Communion; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord's Supper.
2. Eucharist
the consecrated elements of the Holy Communion, esp. the bread.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME eukarist < LL eucharistia < Gk eucharistía gratefulness, thanksgiving. See eu -, charisma , -ia)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper
a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Eucharist
the act of giving thanks; thanksgiving
2. (noun) Eucharist
the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the communion
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Eucharist
Salvation by the pound, or by the pint. (If one should eat, say, a pound of eucharistic chips and drink two quarts of the holy water a day, one would be cleansed of all sin and be much richer in bacteria.)
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