1. charientocracy - from chariento (Greek: charientos) + cracy (Greek: kratia = rule)

 

2. charientos - from the genitive form of the Greek adjective charieis,

 

          a.  "full of grace", "elegant", "pleasing"

          b.  of men, "accomplished", "educated"

 

3. charieis - from the Greek noun charis:

 

          a.  in an objective sense: "grace", "favor", "beauty"

 

          b.  in a subjective sense, "grace or favor felt, whether on the part of the donor or the receiver"

 

                    i. on the part of the donor, "grace, kindness, goodwill, for or towards a person"

 

                   ii. on the part of the receiver, "sense of favor received, thankfulness, gratitude"

 

4. charis - from the Indo-European root verb gher, "to like, want"

 

Cognates: charisma, Eucharist

 

Source: www.perseus.tufts.edu

 

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There is a related Indo-European root verb ka, "to like, desire". In Indo-European the k-sound and the aspirated gh-sound are similar. This root occurs in both amorous and erotic senses. Some derivatives are charm, caress, cherish, charity, Latin carus (dear), Sanskrit khama (love, desire, Kamasutra). 

 

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"Eucharist" is derived from the Greek noun eucharistia meaning "gratefulness", "thankfulness", "the giving of thanks", or "thanksgiving". It occurs 15 times in Strong's Concordance of the KJV. At the risk of seeming to proselytize Catholic doctrine, the ancient title "Eucharistia" appears in the writings of some of the Fathers of the early Church: Ignatius, Justin, Irenæus, and others within the first two centuries following Jesus' crucifixion. Ignatius of Antioch (died about 117 A.D.) is said to have heard the sermons of John the Apostle. In Chapter 7 of his Letter to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius speaks of the Eucharist in relation to the heresy of docetism held by the Gnostic sects:

 

"They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in the midst of their disputes."

 

The term has always been used as a synecdoche for both the liturgy of the Mass as well as the bread and wine which Catholics believe has been transmuted into the Body and Blood of Christ. This transmutation occurs during the most solemn part of the Mass which is called the Eucharistic Prayer. Here is the beginning of the prayer:

 

"Father, it is our duty and salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ."