English > Eucharist: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine. |
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| Synonyms | Holy Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper |
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| Parts | Communion, Holy Communion, sacramental manduction, manduction | The act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist |
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| Offertory | The part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God |
| Broader | sacrament | A formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it |
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| Spanish | Cena del Señor, eucaristía |
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| Catalan | eucaristia |
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| Adjectives | Eucharistic | of or relating to the sacrament of the Eucharist |
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