#eucharist

• Holy Lamb — The central, square-shaped piece cut from the first altar bread (prosphora) during the Liturgy of Preparation (Proskomedia), stamped with the seal of Jesus Christ (IC XC NI KA); it symbolically represents the Lamb of God and, through consecration during the Divine Liturgy, becomes the Eucharistic Body of Christ.
• Anaphora — A rhetorical and syntactic figure of speech consisting of the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of several consecutive sentences, phrases, or verses, aiming to emphasize an idea, create symmetry, and enhance lyrical rhythm. In linguistics, it defines a coreference relation where a lexical unit points back to an entity previously mentioned in the text. In Eastern Christian (Orthodox) liturgy, the term (often capitalized) designates the central prayer of the Eucharistic sacrifice.
• Autos sacramentales — The designation given to one-act religious allegorical plays specific to Spanish literature during the 16th to 18th centuries (the Golden Age). Centered symbolically on the mystery of the Holy Eucharist, these dramatic works were performed publicly during the Corpus Christi festivities, featuring abstract characters such as Sin, Faith, Death, or Divine Grace, and reaching their zenith through the writings of Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
• Azymite — A term used historically and theologically in the Eastern Christian Church (Orthodox) to designate Western rite Christians (Catholics) who use unleavened bread (matzo / the host) in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; as an adjective, it describes the worship, ritual, or liturgical elements based on the use of unleavened bread.