tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post5287779552576649637..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: Giving Thanks This DayGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-45738350520529798712014-11-27T09:57:37.416-06:002014-11-27T09:57:37.416-06:00Giving thanks for your friendship, Glynn. Blessing...Giving thanks for your friendship, Glynn. Blessings. May you continue to enjoy a bountiful table.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-43091031546964703132014-11-27T08:25:43.707-06:002014-11-27T08:25:43.707-06:00Eucharist (n.)
"sacrament of the Lord's S...Eucharist (n.)<br />"sacrament of the Lord's Supper, the Communion," mid-14c., from Old French eucariste, from Late Latin eucharistia, from Greek eukharistia "thanksgiving, gratitude," later "the Lord's Supper," from eukharistos "grateful," from eu "well" (see eu-) + stem of kharizesthai "show favor," from kharis "favor, grace," from PIE root *gher- (5) "to like, want" (see hortatory). Eukharisteo is the usual verb for "to thank, to be thankful" in the Septuagint and Greek New Testament. Related: Eucharistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com