Eucharist
nounEtymology
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.
- derived from eucharistia
- inherited from eukarist
Definitions
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of…
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.
A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as…
The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.
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Alternative letter-case form of Eucharist.
The neighborhood
- neighboreucharistic
- neighboreucharistical
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at Eucharist. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at eucharist. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at eucharist
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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