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1. (n.) sacrament
a rite considered to have been established by Christ as a means of grace: the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox sacraments are baptism, the Eucharist, the anointing of the sick, confirmation, holy orders, penance, and matrimony; the Protestant sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper.
2. sacrament
(often cap.) the Eucharist.
3. sacrament
the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, esp. the bread.
4. sacrament
something regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME < ML sacrāmentum obligation, oath, LL: mystery, rite < L sacrā(re) (see sacred ))
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1. (noun) sacrament
a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sacrament
the oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath
2. (noun) sacrament
the pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery
3. (noun) sacrament
one of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper
4. (verb) sacrament
to bind by an oath
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. sacrament
a ceremonial observance in the Christian Church divinely instituted as either really or symbolically a means, and in any case a pledge, of grace.
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Sense: in the Christian church, a ceremony regarded as especially sacred, eg marriage, or baptism.
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 Afrikaans: sakrament |
 Arabic: سِر مِن أسْرار الكَنيسَه |
 Bulgarian: причастие |
 Brazilian: sacramento |
 Czech: svátost |
 German: das Sakrament |
 Danish: sakramente; helligt ritua |
 Greek: θρησκευτικό μυστήριο |
 Spanish: sacramento |
 Estonian: sakrament |
 Farsi: آيين مقدس؛هر يك از هفت آي |
 Finnish: sakramentti |
 French: sacrement |
 Hebrew: טֶקֶס נוֹצרִי |
 Hindi: संस्कार, परम संस्कार, परम |
 Croatian: sakrament |
 Hungarian: szentség |
 Indonesian: sakramen |
 Icelandic: sakramenti |
 Italian: sacramento |
 Japanese: 聖礼典 |
 Korean: 성례 |
 Lithuanian: sakramentas |
 Latvian: sakraments |
 Malay: upacara suci |
 Dutch: sacrament |
 Norwegian: sakrament |
 Polish: sakrament |
 Persian: آيين مقدس؛هر يك از هفت آي |
 Pashto: دينى دود، مذهبى مراسم، دع |
 Portuguese: sacramento |
 Romanian: sacrament |
 Russian: таинство |
 Slovak: sviatosť |
 Slovenian: zakrament |
 Serbian: svečana zakletva |
 Swedish: sakrament |
 Thai: พิธีรับเข้าเป็นคริสตศาสนิ |
 Turkish: vaftiz töreni, Asâi Ruhba |
 Taiwanese: (基督教的)聖禮，如婚禮、洗禮 |
 Ukrainian: таїнство |
 Urdu: کلیسا میں ایک خاص مقدس تق |
 Vietnamese: lễ ban phước |
 Chinese: （基督教的）圣礼，圣事 |
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