Meanings
eucharist1
Eucharist2
plural Eucharists
- ChristianityA Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence.
Synonyms: Holy Communion, Communion
- The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.
Synonyms: the elements, communion, Communion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence.
nounA Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
nounThe substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekεὐχαριστία“gratitude, giving of thanks”
- Ecclesiastical Latineucharistia
- Middle Englisheukarist
- EnglishEucharist
From Middle English eukarist, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía, “gratitude, giving of thanks”). Displaced native Old English hūsl.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَنَاوُل, أَفْخَارِسْتِيَا
- تَنَاوُل (tanāwul)sacrament
- أَفْخَارِسْتِيَا (ʔafḵāristiyā)sacrament
Catalan eucaristia
- eucaristiasacrament
Dutch eucharistieviering, eucharistie
- eucharistievieringceremony
- eucharistiesacrament
Esperanto Eŭkaristio
- Eŭkaristiosacrament
Finnish ehtoollinen, Herran pyhä ehtoollinen
- ehtoollinenceremony
- Herran pyhä ehtoollinenceremony
- ehtoollinensubstances
- ehtoollinensacrament
- Herran pyhä ehtoollinensacrament
French eucharistie
- eucharistiesacrament
German Eucharistiefeier, Eucharistie
- Eucharistiefeierceremony
- Eucharistieceremony
- Eucharistiesubstances
- Eucharistiesacrament
Greek ευχαριστία, θεία μετάληψη
- ευχαριστία (efcharistía)sacrament
- θεία μετάληψη (theía metálipsi)sacrament
Hindi परम प्रसाद
- परम प्रसाद (param prasād)sacrament
Hungarian eucharisztia, eucharisztia
- eucharisztiaceremony
- eucharisztiasacrament
- úrvacsorasacrament
Indonesian ekaristi
- ekaristisacrament
Irish Eocairist, corp Chríost
- Eocairistceremony
- corp Chríostsubstances
- Comaoineachsubstances
- Eocairistsacrament
Italian eucaristia, eucaristia
- eucaristiaceremony
- eucaristiasubstances
- eucaristiasacrament
Japanese 聖餐, 聖体拝領
- 聖餐 (seisan)sacrament
- 聖体拝領 (seitaihairyō)sacrament
Korean 성체, 성체성사
- 성체 (seongche)substances
- 성체성사 (seongcheseongsa)sacrament
Māori hākarameta
- hākarametasacrament
Norwegian Bokmål nattverd, nattverd
- nattverdceremony
- nattverdsacrament
Polish eucharystia, eucharystia
- eucharystiaceremony
- eucharystiasubstances
- eucharystiasacrament
Portuguese eucaristia, eucaristia
- eucaristiaceremony
- eucaristiasubstances
- eucaristiasacrament
Romanian cuminecătură, împărtășanie
- cuminecăturăceremony
- împărtășanieceremony
- euharistieceremony
- grijanieceremony
- euharistiesacrament
Russian прича́стие, прича́стие
- прича́стие (pričástije)ceremony
- прича́стие (pričástije)sacrament
Spanish Eucaristía, Cena del Señor
- Eucaristíaceremony
- Cena del Señorceremony
- Santa Cenaceremony
- eucaristíasubstances
- eucaristíasacrament
Swedish nattvard, eukaristi
- nattvardsacrament
- eukaristisacrament
Tagalog Eukaristiya
- Eukaristiyasacrament
Vietnamese Lễ ban Thánh Thể, Tiệc Thánh
- Lễ ban Thánh Thểceremony
- Tiệc Thánhceremony
- Thánh Thểsubstances
- Thánh Thểsacrament
- Cực Thánhsacrament
- Mình Thánh Chúasacrament
- Tiệc Thánhsacrament
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Cite this entry
eucharist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eucharist
“eucharist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eucharist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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