The phrase "the Eucharist" may refer not only to the rite but also to the consecrated bread (leavened or unleavened) and wine (or, in some Protestant denominations, unfermented grape juice) used in the rite,cf. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition 2000 and, in this sense, communicants may speak of "receiving the Eucharist", as well as "celebrating the Eucharist".
