Eucharist
Eucharist , noun
[Latin eucharistia, Greek e'ycharisti`a, lit., a giving of thanks; e'y^ + cha`ris favor, grace, thanks; akin to chai`rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: compare French eucharistie.]
1.
The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obsolete]
Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs.
2.
(Ecclesiastical) 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.