sacrament of the Eucharist

Other forms: sacraments of the Eucharist

Definitions of sacrament of the Eucharist

1. noun

   a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
   synonyms: Eucharist, Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Lord's Supper

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   sacrament

   a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction