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The word Eucharist may refer not only to the [[rite]] but also to the consecrated bread (leavened or unleavened) and wine (or unfermented grape juice in some Protestant denominations), used in the rite. In this sense, communicants may speak of "receiving the Eucharist", as well as "celebrating the Eucharist".

The word Eucharist may refer not only to the [[rite]] but also to the consecrated bread (leavened or unleavened) and wine (or unfermented grape juice in some Protestant denominations), used in the rite. In this sense, communicants may speak of "receiving the Eucharist", as well as "celebrating the Eucharist".

Eucharist, from [[Greek]] εὐχαριστία (''eucharistia''), means "thanksgiving". The verb εὐχαριστῶ, the usual [[word]] for "to thank" in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Septuagint] and the [[New Testament]], is found in the major [[texts]] concerning the [[Lord's Supper]], including the earliest:

Eucharist, from [[Greek]] εὐχαριστία (''eucharistia''), means "thanksgiving". The verb εὐχαριστῶ, the usual [[word]] for "to thank" in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Septuagint] and the [[New Testament]], is found in the major [[texts]] concerning the [[Lord's Supper]], including the earliest:

*For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." (1 Corinthians 11:23–24)

*For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." (1 Corinthians 11:23–24)