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Webster 1913 Edition

Eucharist

Eu′cha-rist

,
Noun.
[L.
eucharistia
, Gr.
εὐχαριστία
, lit., a giving of thanks;
εὖ
+
χάρισ
favor, grace, thanks; akin to
χαίρειν
to rejoice, and prob. to
yearn
: cf. F.
eucharistie
.]
1.
The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving.
[Obs.]
Led through the vale of tears to the region of
eucharist
and hallelujahs.
South.

Webster 1828 Edition

Eucharist

EU'CHARIST

,
Noun.
[Gr. a giving of thanks; well, favor.]
1.
The sacrament of the Lord's supper; the solemn act or ceremony of commemorating the death of our Redeemer, in the use of bread and wine, as emblems of his flesh and blood, accompanied with approprite prayers and hymns.
2.
The act of giving thanks.

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