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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Eucharist

/yo͞ok'-ẽr-əst/ · Eu·cha·rist · IPA /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/
01 n. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving.
  1. 1.
    The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving.[Obs.]
    “Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs.” South.
  2. 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.(Eccl.)
Syn. See Sacrament.