# The Meaning of the Term “Eucharist”

> The word Eucharist means in Greek, generally, “thanksgiving”, that is, the feeling (a mere feeling) of thankfulness or delight.

*2018-04-05T12:31:00Z*

![“The word Eucharist means in Greek, generally, “thanksgiving”, that is, the feeling (a mere feeling) of thankfulness or delight. But the word Eucharist was also used in the sense of “an offering of thanksgiving”, that is, thanksgiving expressed by some offering, whether by praise, by prayers or by sacrifices. And the word “Eucharist” was used for a prayer of a particular kind, in “thanking God for the creation of the world”: every prayer offered to God that contained thanksgiving for the creation of the world was called a “Eucharist”.”](/uploads/sites/1274e232-e31c-46f4-a48b-27b854406479/media/evidence-5653b254-d8d9-44cd-aab2-3c46ed12a208-en-square.png?w=1080&h=1080)

### The Eucharist

The word Eucharist means in Greek, generally, “thanksgiving”, that is, the feeling (a mere feeling) of thankfulness or delight. But the word Eucharist was also used in the sense of “an offering of thanksgiving”, that is, thanksgiving expressed by some offering, whether by praise, by prayers or by sacrifices. And the word “Eucharist” was used for a prayer of a particular kind, in “thanking God for the creation of the world”: every prayer offered to God that contained thanksgiving for the creation of the world was called a “Eucharist”.

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*Originally published on the Orthodox Heritage Initiative (مبادرة التراث الأرثوذكسي), 5 April 2018.*

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Source: https://abba.fadymondy.com/en/blog/what-is-eucharist