noun
Specifically refers to the Catholic sacrament of receiving the consecrated bread and wine.
カトリック教会では、聖体拝領はミサの中心的な儀式です。
In the Catholic Church, the Eucharist is the central rite of the Mass.
Compound of 聖体 (seitai, 'sacred body') and 拝領 (hairyō, 'receiving with reverence'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in Catholic contexts.