eucharist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: eucharist	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for eucharist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Eucharist n a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine Synonym(s): Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eucharist \Eu"charist\, n. [L. eucharistia, Gr. e'ycharisti`a, lit., a giving of thanks; e'y^ + cha`ris favor, grace, thanks; akin to chai`rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf. F. eucharistie.] 1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obs.] Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist* and hallelujahs. --South. 2. (Eccl.) 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. -- See {Sacrament}.