to receive
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7.3
- verb
- /rɪˈsiːv/
- Formal
:
comulgar
- During the Communion service, the congregation gathered to receive the Holy Eucharist.
- receive Communion
- receive the sacrament
- receive sacramental grace
But along with that are many ritual practices, which include receiving the body as sacred.
- But along with that are many ritual practices, which include receiving the body as sacred.
Examples
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Oh, Lord... for the gift of food we are about to receive.
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Catholics may receive sacraments from Orthodox ministers in times of need, according to Orthodox discipline.
Academic text (2002) -
And you will receive the gifts... ...of the Holy Spirit.
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Also, the first time... you receive our Lord Jesus Christ into your souls.
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ALL: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you.
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God bless this food we are about to receive.
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Father Martin has brought Holy Communion if Michael wishes to receive it today.
Fiction book (1997) -
Bless us, oh Lord, and these, your gifts, which we are about to receive from your bounty.
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On Sundays, I went to Mass but did not receive the Eucharist.
Fiction book (1998) -
Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that the soul of thy servant, Donald, may receive everlasting rest.
Synonyms
5
7.7
Take part in Holy Communion during a church service
Phrasal Verbs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Receive comes from the Latin recipere, with re- 'back' and capere 'to take', so in church language to receive the sacrament is to 'take' the bread or wine into yourself. That is why receiving at Mass means partaking of the Eucharist.