聖せい餐さん

Kanji

• 聖holy, saint, sage
• 餐eat, drink, swallow

Similar words

• ミサ

  ミサ refers to the Catholic Mass as a whole, while 聖餐 specifically denotes the sacrament of Communion within it.

• 聖せい体たい

  聖体 refers to the consecrated bread and wine (the Body and Blood of Christ), whereas 聖餐 is the broader rite or sacrament.

Etymology

From 聖 (holy) + 餐 (meal, eating). A Sino-Japanese term coined to translate the Christian concept of the Eucharist.