Bible Question:
eucharist |
Bible Answer: Eu·cha·rist ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ykr-st) n. A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches, which was instituted at the Last Supper and in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed in remembrance of Jesus's death; Communion. The consecrated elements of this rite; Communion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middle English eukarist, from Old French eucariste, from Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek eukharisti, from eukharistos, grateful, thankful : eu-, eu- kharizesthai, to show favor (from kharis, grace. See gher-2 in Indo-European Roots). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eucha·ristic or Eucha·risti·cal adj. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. eucharist Eu-charist, n. L. eucharistia, Gr. e'ycharistia, lit., a giving of thanks; e y charis favor, grace, thanks; akin to chairein 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. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. eucharist n : a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine syn: Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper |
Up | Down View Branch | ID# 98358 | ||
Questions and/or Subjects for Bible general Archive 2 | Author | ||
|
figgy | ||
|
kaytee23 | ||
|
Hank | ||
|
Emmaus | ||
|
waltherpp32 | ||
|
kaytee23 | ||
|
kaytee23 | ||
|
Route66 | ||
|
Route66 | ||
|
Trudette | ||
|
DONALD DUCK | ||
|
christian7 | ||
|
jesucristo |