Chief Christian sacrament, in which bread is eaten and wine drunk in memory of the death of Jesus. Other names for it are the Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion, and (among Roman Catholics, who believe that the bread and wine are transubstantiated, that is, converted to the body and blood of Christ) the Mass. The doctrine of transubstantiation was rejected by Protestant churches during the Reformation.
The word comes from the Greek for “thanksgiving”, and refers to the statement in the Gospel narrative that Jesus gave thanks over the bread and the cup.
1. A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine; Also called: sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper.
2. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the communion. + prikaži više