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Eucharist
Eu·cha·rist [ ykərist ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. 
Same as  Communion (sense 1) (sense 2) (sense 3)

2. symbolic bread and wine: the symbolic or consecrated bread and wine eaten and drunk during the ceremony of Communion.
See also  Communion (sense 3)

[14th century. < Old French< Greek eukharistia "giving of thanks" < eukharistos "grateful" < kharizesthai "show favor"]

Eu·cha·ris·tic [ ykə rístik ] adjective
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