Found 3 items, similar to Eucharist.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: eucharist
ekaristi
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Eucharist
Eucharist
n : a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn:
Holy Eucharist,
sacrament of the Eucharist
,
Holy Sacrament,
Liturgy,
Eucharistic liturgy
,
Lord's Supper]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Eucharist
Eucharist
\Eu"cha*rist\, 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.]
[1913 Webster]
Led through the vale of tears to the region of
eucharist and hallelujahs. --South.
[1913 Webster]
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.