"Eucharist" - always capitalized?

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Out of habit I usually capitalize the word “Eucharist” and its forms like “Eucharistic.” However, I’m not sure if this is strictly correct. Since it’s in some sense another name for Christ, perhaps it should be. But on the other hand, that is simply because it’s the name of the sacrament, like baptism or baptismal, then it would only need to be capitalized as a formal title, as in the Sacrament of Baptism.

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It depends on the context in which you use the word. Eucharist means give thanks; used, for example, of a Protestant service I would not capitalize it. Use in a Catholic context, I would if I soule subsitute Communion and do the same. Communion can mean one of the sacraments, or it can bu used to mean being in union with and not be referencing the sacrament.
 
Microsoft Word spellcheck capitalizes it. What more do you need? 🙂
 
The only time I saw it with a small ‘e’ was in a Call to Action brochure for their conference.

Don’t get me started.
 
The Eucharist is Jesus. You would not write jesus, with a small “j”, so why would you write Eucharist with a small “e”? 🤷

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
The Eucharist is Jesus. You would not write jesus, with a small “j”, so why would you write Eucharist with a small “e”? 🤷~Liza
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Yes, but Jesus is his name, not what he is. He is also man, redeemer, carpenter, etc. In some cases you would capitalize those, if e.g. you used Redeemer as his title, or if you were using capitalization to make a distinction - you may write “I’m not referring to the redeemer of the ticket, but to the Redeemer of us all.”

Interestingly, Merriam-Webster capitalizes it without explanation, while “eucharistic” is left uncapitalized but noted to be “often capitalized.”
 
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