eucharistize
Etymology
From Eucharist + -ize.
eucharistize means to give thanks to God and remember Christ by communal activity, especially by eating and drinking the bread and wine of the Eucharist; to share in communion. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “eucharistize” is a great word
EUCHARISTIZE — [Verb] To consecrate bread and wine for, or to partake in, the Christian sacrament of the Eucharist. From Eucharist (from Greek eukharistia, “thanksgiving”) + the English verbal suffix -ize (from Greek -izein, via Latin -izare). Unlike “bless,” which broadly invokes divine favor, or “commune,” which implies any intimate spiritual fellowship, to eucharistize is the specific, formal act of ritual transposition. It is the whisper of the words of institution over common elements, the tactile shift of bread from food to body, and the communal passing of a shared chalice—a tangible thanksgiving for an intangible grace made present in the mouth and in the hand.
verb
- To give thanks to God and remember Christ by communal activity, especially by eating and drinking the bread and wine of the Eucharist; to share in communion.“To sleep, to eat, to accept interruption, to be concerned, to be patient, to be honest, to be available, to be cheerful, to be humble, to be compassionate, to be, is to “eucharistize."”
- To bless or consecrate in memory of Christ; To prepare as the Eucharist.“And are not the Blessings of God the Father conveyed by the Holy Ghost? To Eucharistize or Bless the Elements is, therefore, in other words, to pray for the Descent of the Holy Ghost.”