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.

United Methodist Church → hasSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Western Christianity → hasSacramentalTheology → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland → hasSacraments → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Old Catholic Church of Italy → hasSacraments → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Orthodox Presbyterian Church → hasSacraments → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Coptic Rite → includesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults → includesSacraments → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Unction of the Sick → isDistinctFrom → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Bread of Life → linkedToPractice → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Bread of Life → linkedToPractice → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Thirty-Nine Articles → listsSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord’s Supper

Common Worship → liturgicalUse → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Lamb of God → liturgicalUse → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Benedictines → liturgy → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Graeme Gibson → notableWork → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Communion

Belarusian Orthodox communities → practice → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Church in Wales → practice → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Kiribati Uniting Church → practice → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Early Christians → practiced → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist (Lord’s Supper)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → practices → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Methodist churches → practices → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Old Catholic Church in the Philippines → practices → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Wesleyan Methodist Church → practices → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Lord’s Supper

Antiochian Orthodox Church → practicesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Presbyterian → practicesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Reformed churches → practicesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Serbian Orthodox Church → practicesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island → primaryRite → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

Episcopal Church → principalSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

Church of England → principalSacraments → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Church of Ireland → recognisesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Anglican Church of Australia → recognisesSacraments → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Anglican Church of Canada → recognizesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Protestant Church in the Netherlands → recognizesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Russian Orthodox Church → recognizesSacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Polish National Catholic Church (historically) → recognizesSacraments → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

subject surface form: Polish National Catholic Church

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Confirmation → relatedTo → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Penance → relatedTo → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Sacrament of Confirmation → relatedTo → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacrament of the Eucharist

Consubstantiation → relatesTo → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Consubstantiation → relatesTo → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Holy Communion

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) → sacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord’s Supper

Evangelical Presbyterian Church → sacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Presbyterian Church (USA) → sacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord’s Supper

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America → sacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Reformed Congregations (Gereformeerde Gemeenten) → sacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

subject surface form: Reformed Congregations

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Romanian Orthodox Church → sacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

United Reformed Churches in North America → sacrament → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord's Supper

Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology → sacramentOfInitiation → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist

Mysterium fidei → subject → Holy Eucharist ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharist