Holy Eucharist

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Christian sacrament liturgical celebration rite

The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.

Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form	Occurrences
Eucharist	56
Holy Communion	16
Lord's Supper	15
Lord’s Supper	4
Sacrament of the Eucharist	2
Communion	1
Eucharist (Lord’s Supper)	1
Eucharistic celebration	1
Eucharistic sacrifice	1
Holy Eucharist (in its consecrated state)	1
Mass of the Lord’s Supper	1
Sacrament of the Altar	1
the Lord’s Supper	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian sacrament ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ rite ⓘ
associatedDoctrine	Consubstantiation ⓘ Memorialism ⓘ Real Presence ⓘ Transubstantiation ⓘ
basedOnText	1 Corinthians 11:23–26 ⓘ Synoptic Gospels ⓘ
celebratedDuring	Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ surface form: Divine Liturgy Holy Communion service ⓘ Mass ⓘ
centralTo	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Christian worship ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
commemorates	death of Jesus Christ ⓘ resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
consideredOrdinanceBy	many Protestant churches ⓘ
consideredSacramentBy	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
eucharistiaMeans	thanksgiving ⓘ
frequencyVariesFrom	daily celebration ⓘ
frequencyVariesTo	occasional celebration ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Blessed Sacrament ⓘ Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Eucharist Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Holy Communion Last Supper ⓘ surface form: Lord's Supper Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Sacrament of the Altar
includesAction	consecration of bread and wine ⓘ distribution of consecrated elements ⓘ
institutedAt	Last Supper ⓘ
institutedBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ
liturgicalSeasonHighlight	Maundy Thursday ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom	Greek word eucharistia ⓘ
normallyReceivedBy	baptized Christians ⓘ
practicedBy	Christianity ⓘ surface form: Christians
requiresMinister	ordained clergy in sacramental traditions ⓘ
symbolizes	new covenant in Christ's blood ⓘ unity of the Church ⓘ
understoodAs	memorial of Christ's sacrifice ⓘ sacramental presence of Christ ⓘ thanksgiving to God ⓘ
usesElement	bread ⓘ wine ⓘ
viewVariesAmong	Christian denominations ⓘ

Referenced by (108)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westminster Confession of Faith → affirmsDoctrine → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Great Fifty Days → associatedSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Atonement → associatedWith → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Great Entrance → associatedWith → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Eucharistic Prayer → associatedWithDoctrine → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharistic sacrifice

Divine Mercy Sunday → associatedWithPractice → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Last Rites → associatedWithSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacrament of the Eucharist

Catholic Church in Haiti → celebratesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Syriac Rite → celebratesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Divine Liturgy of the Ethiopian Church → centralElement → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Crucifixion of Jesus → commemoratedBy → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Presbyterian Church of Korea → communionPractice → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord’s Supper

Transubstantiation → concernsSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Jordanian Arab Orthodox → coreSacraments → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Council of Trent → definedDoctrineOn → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Disputation of the Holy Sacrament → depicts → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Lovefeast → differsFrom → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Tridentine Profession of Faith → doctrinalFocus → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

ECUSA → dominicalSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology → element → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Blessed Sacrament → equivalentConcept → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Eucharist (in its consecrated state)

The Babylonian Captivity of the Church → examines → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

ARCIC → focusesOn → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ → focusesOnSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Holy Eucharist → hasAlternativeName → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Holy Eucharist → hasAlternativeName → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Holy Eucharist → hasAlternativeName → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacrament of the Altar

Paschal Divine Liturgy → hasCentralAct → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Memorialism → hasDoctrinalFocus → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Christianity → hasImportantPractice → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Resurrection Sunday → hasLiturgicalCelebration → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Last Supper → hasLiturgicalForm → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Marburg Colloquy → hasMainSubject → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) → hasOrdinance → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Seventh-day Adventist Church → hasOrdinance → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut → hasRite → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of Montana → hasRite → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire → hasRite → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey → hasRite → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Christian Reformed Church in North America → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Church of Norway → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Eastern Christianity → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Eastern Orthodox Christianity → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Latin Rite → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Lutheranism → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Protestant Christianity → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Reformed Church in America → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Roman Catholicism → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Unitas Fratrum → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion