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The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving.

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  1. n. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving.
  2. n. 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.
  3. n. a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
  4. 1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obs.] Led through the vale of tears to the region of eucharist and hallelujahs. South. 2. (Eccl.) 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. -- See Sacrament.
  5. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act of ceremonyof commemorating the death of Christ, in the use of bread and wine,as the appointed emblems; the communion.-- See Sacrament.
  6. n:100 n a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine