Eucharist

n. 圣餐

发音

US /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/

词形变化

Eucharists 复数 Eucharists

别名

eucharist

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence.

    宗教
  2. 2.

    A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

liturgy

上位词 1

sacrament

部分词 2

communion offertory

词源

From Middle English eukarist, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía, “gratitude, giving of thanks”). Displaced native Old English hūsl.

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