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Definition of: Eucharist
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′kə·rist) noun
1. A Christian sacrament in which bread and wine are consecrated, distributed, and consumed in commemoration of the passion and death of Christ.
2. The consecrated bread and wine of this sacrament. See synonyms under SACRAMENT. [<OF eucariste <LL eucharistia <Gk. <eu- well + charizesthai give thanks]
—eu′cha·ris′tic or ·ti·cal adjective
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