eucharistic

IPA/ˌjuː.kərˈɪs.tɪk/
IPA/ˌjuː.kərˈɪs.tɪk/

eucharistic — adjective

  • eucharisticpositive
  • more eucharisticcomparative
  • most eucharisticsuperlative

1. describing the bread and wine in a Christian church service that have been made

1.形容詞C2
釋義

describing the bread and wine in a Christian church service that have been made holy through prayer, or the service itself in which they are shared among worshippers

例句

During the Sunday service, the priest blessed the eucharistic bread and wine.

collocation: eucharistic bread and wine

The Watanabe family always stays for the eucharistic prayer after receiving communion.

collocation: eucharistic prayer

同義詞
  • sacramental

    broader term covering any of the Christian sacraments, not limited to the Eucharist

  • communion

    used as an adjective in phrases like 'communion bread' or 'communion service', but 'communion' also refers to the act of sharing rather than the consecrated elements

文法句型

eucharistic + noun

用法筆記

This word is used almost exclusively in Christian worship contexts. In formal liturgical writing it is often capitalised (Eucharistic). It typically appears before the noun it describes.

常見錯誤

❌We attended the eucharistic on Sunday.
✅We attended the Eucharist on Sunday.
💡'Eucharistic' is an adjective; the noun form 'Eucharist' names the ceremony itself.