Holy Eucharist
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈhoʊli ˈjuːkərɪst/
- Formal
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Sagrada Eucaristía
- On special occasions, the church holds a grand celebration of the Holy Eucharist to honor its importance in the Christian faith.
- Holy Eucharist service
Examples
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We know that under the appearance of bread we receive also Christ's blood, and under the appearance of wine we receive also Christ's body; because in the Holy Eucharist we receive the living body of Our Lord, and a living body cannot exist without blood, nor can living blood exist without a body.
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Many Christians believe that the Holy Eucharist is a sacred act that signifies the presence of Jesus among them.
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This, sire, contains the Holy Eucharist.
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"Yes, Jesus would recognize the breaking of the Bread, the Holy Eucharist.
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There is absolutely no denial of the Catholic understanding of the Holy Eucharist.
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What joy it brings me to be able to commune with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.
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I don't consider the Holy Eucharist to be just a "wafer," I consider Christ to be present in it.
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In my Christian community, the central symbol of God's transforming presence in the world is the Holy Eucharist, in which the Holy Spirit transforms bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.
Academic text (1995) -
On Thursday of Corpus, the adoradores accompany the bishop, who holds up a golden cross and the Holy Eucharist representing Christ's body.
Academic text (1996) -
During the Sunday service, all members of the congregation were invited to receive the Holy Eucharist together in remembrance of the Last Supper.
Synonyms
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4.9
A Christian church service where people receive bread and wine to remember Jesus
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9.5
A religious ceremony that shows a person's faith and God's blessing
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9.3
A Christian service when people bless and eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus' Last Supper
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4.9
A Christian ceremony where people share bread and wine to remember Jesus
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6.3
A Christian ceremony when people eat bread and drink wine to remember the Last Supper
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7.7
A Christian ceremony where people share bread and wine to remember the meal Jesus had before he died
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A religious ceremony where Christians bless bread and wine to remember Jesus' Last Supper
A Christian ceremony where people eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus' death and his rising from the dead
A Christian ceremony where bread and wine are blessed and eaten to remember Jesus' Last Supper
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'holy' (sacred) modifies 'Eucharist' (a ritual involving consecrated bread and wine), so the combined meaning — the sacred/consecrated form of that ritual — is directly derivable from the parts. The pattern is a common, compositional adjective-noun structure (and has close parallels in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Holy Eucharist is the name of the special Christian ceremony when people bless and share bread and wine to remember Jesus at the Last Supper. The word 'Eucharist' means 'thanksgiving', so Holy Eucharist names this ceremony of giving thanks and remembering.