Eucharist = Thanksgiving

What does Eucharist mean, anyway?

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary:

Eucharist 

"sacrament of the Lord's Supper, the Communion," mid-14c., from O.Fr. eucariste, from L.L. eucharistia, from Gk. eukharistia "thanksgiving, gratitude," later "the Lord's Supper," from eukharistos "grateful," from eu "well" + stem of kharizesthai "show favor," from kharis "favor, grace," from PIE root *gher- "to like, want" (see hortatory). Eukharisteo is the usual verb for "to thank, to be thankful" in the Septuagint and N.T. 

So it's all about thanksgiving and grace!

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