EUCHARIST


Meaning of EUCHARIST in English

/ ˈjuːkərɪst; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] a ceremony in the Christian Church during which people eat bread and drink wine in memory of the last meal that Christ had with his disciples ; the bread and wine taken at this ceremony

—see also communion , mass

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.