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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEucharist
/ˈjuːkərɪst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The Christian ceremony commemorating the Last Supper, in which bread and wine are consecrated and consumed.
"The congregation came forward to receive the Eucharist."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek eucharistia meaning 'gratitude, thanksgiving', from eu- 'good' + charizesthai 'to show favor'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eucharist" is said worldwide
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Eucharistie
Transliteration: eucharistie
"Ils ont célébré l'Eucharistie ce matin."
Eucharistie
Transliteration: Eucharistie
"Die Feir der Eucharistie ist zentral für den Gottesdienst."
Eucarestia
Transliteration: eucarestia
"I fedeli hanno ricevuto l'Eucarestia."
Eucaristía
Transliteration: eucaristia
"El sacerdote celebró la Eucaristía."
Eucaristia
Transliteration: eucaristia
"Eles participaram da Eucaristia no domingo."
यूखरिस्ट
Transliteration: yookharist
"उन्होंने रविवार को यूखरिस्ट ग्रहण किया।"
圣餐礼
Transliteration: shèngcānlǐ
"信徒们一同参加了圣餐礼。"
성찬식
Transliteration: seongchansik
"교인들이 성찬식에 참여했습니다."
聖餐式
Transliteration: seisanshiki
"日曜日に聖餐式が行われました。"
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