Last Supper

Last Supper

1. The last meal that Jesus shared with his disciples before his crucifixion, which some Christians believe instituted the sacrament of the Eucharist. In this usage, the phrase is usually capitalized We celebrate the Last Supper by going to Mass on Holy Thursday.
2. The last meal before something significant. A: "Thanks for coming to my last supper." B: "Oh, stop! I'm sure your surgery tomorrow will go fine." I can't believe this is my last supper as a single guy!
See also: last, supper
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • Lord's Supper
  • crown of thorns
  • table talk
  • what would Jesus do
  • make a meal (out) of (something)
  • make a meal of
  • make a meal of something
  • make a meal of/out of something
  • serve (something) for (something or some reason)
  • serve for
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The "Last Supper" photo wasn't the only one that provoked controversy at the Tribune that week.
By abstracting the Eucharist from the context of Passover and Exodus, we have left behind the politics of liberation and community formation that were central to the Last Supper. Further, by ignoring the Jewishness of the eucharistic body, we have dissociated the practice from God's election and covenant with the flesh of Israel.
This tradition later developed, as first seen in the eucharistic prayer found in the Apostolic Tradition, into the now familiar shape that includes an institution narrative (of the Last Supper), a memorial of God's saving deeds in Christ (anamnesis), and an invocation of the Holy Spirit (epiclesis).
The program presented a new way for young people to appreciate art through the use of a high-definition computer reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece fresco "The Last Supper," with an art historian serving as guide.
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In the New Testament, Jesus gathered his apostles in the Last Supper and added a third layer or Tradition: His body in the form of the bread and His blood in the form of wine His great sacrifice.
The Last Supper is depicted in the Gospels as the final meal Jesus shared with his 12 apostles before he was crucified.
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Last Supper had a variety of audio challenges to contend with, including an insufficient number of microphones used on set, noisy backgrounds in the production audio, and temporary visual effects.
The mix-up, Humphreys concludes in his new book, The Mystery of the Last Supper, may be because Jesus and Gospel writers Matthew, Mark and Luke used one calendar, but the evangelist John used another.
Leonardo's Last Supper deals with the events following the death of the great Leonardo Da Vinci.
Rome, July 27 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been criticized after he broke a strict "no photographs" rule by posing with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in front of Leonardo Da Vinci's 15th Century masterpiece "The Last Supper".
Just in time for Maundy Thursday comes a study showing that over the centuries, artists depicting the Last Supper have painted steadily more generous servings of food.
A print of the Last Supper, in which the singer sat in the place of Jesus, with Abraham Lincoln and Elvis by his side as apostles, hung on the wall above.
"For starters for my Last Supper I would have something clean and fresh-tasting such as a gazpacho soup.