sacrament (redirected from Christian rites)

sac·ra·ment  (skr-mnt)

n.

1. Christianity A rite believed to be a means of or visible form of grace, especially:

a. In the Eastern, Roman Catholic, and some other Western Christian churches, any of the traditional seven rites that were instituted by Jesus and recorded in the New Testament and that confer sanctifying grace.

b. In most other Western Christian churches, the two rites, Baptism and the Eucharist, that were instituted by Jesus to confer sanctifying grace.

2. A religious rite similar to a Christian sacrament, as in character or meaning.

3. often Sacrament

a. The Eucharist.

b. The consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or host.

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[Middle English, from Old French sacrement, from Late Latin sacrmentum, from Latin, oath, from sacrre, to consecrate, from sacer, sacr-, sacred; see sacred.]

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sacrament [ˈsækrəmənt]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) an outward sign combined with a prescribed form of words and regarded as conferring some specific grace upon those who receive it. The Protestant sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper. In the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches they are baptism, penance, confirmation, the Eucharist, holy orders, matrimony, and the anointing of the sick (formerly extreme unction)

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (often capital) the Eucharist

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, esp the bread

4. something regarded as possessing a sacred or mysterious significance

5. a symbol; pledge

[from Church Latin sacrāmentum vow, from Latin sacrāre to consecrate]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning Eucharist, Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, sacrament of the Eucharist - a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine matrimony - the ceremony or sacrament of marriage baptism - a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism" confirmation - a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites - a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation holy order - the sacrament of ordination

Translations

sacrament [ˈsækrəmənt] N (Rel) → sacramento m
to receive the Holy Sacrament → comulgar

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sacrament [ˈsækrəmənt] n → sacrement m

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sacrament

n → Sakrament nt; the (Blessed or Holy) Sacrament → das heilige Sakrament; to receive the Holy Sacrament → die heilige Kommunion or (Protestant) → das heilige Abendmahl empfangen; the last sacraments → die Sterbesakramente pl

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sacrament [ˈsækrəmənt] n → sacramento
the Blessed Sacrament → l'Eucaristia
to receive the sacraments → ricevere i sacramenti

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sacrament

n sacrament [ˈsӕkrəmənt]

in the Christian church, a ceremony regarded as especially sacred, eg marriage, or baptism. sakrament سِر مِن أسْرار الكَنيسَه причастие svátost sakramente; helligt ritual das Sakrament θρησκευτικό μυστήριο sacramento sakrament آيين مقدس؛هر يك از هفت آيين مورد اعتقاد مسيحيان sakramentti sacrement טֶקֶס נוֹצרִי संस्कार, परम संस्कार, परम प्रसाद sakrament szentség sakramen sakramenti sacramento 聖礼典 성례 sakramentas sakraments upacara suci sacrament sakrament sakrament sacramento sacra­ment таинство sviatosť zakrament svečana zakletva sakrament พิธีรับเข้าเป็นคริสตศาสนิกชน vaftiz töreni, Asâi Ruhbanî Ayini (基督教的)聖理，如婚禮、洗禮 таїнство کلیسا میں ایک خاص مقدس تقریب lễ ban phước （基督教的）圣礼；圣餐

adj sacraˈmental [-ˈmen-]

sakramenteel أسْراري светопричастен svátostný sakramental sakramental καθαγιασμένος sacramental sakramendi- آييني sakramentillinen sacramentel שֶׁל טֶקֶס נוֹצרִי सांस्कारिक sakramentalni szentségi dengan sakramen sakramentis- sacramentale 聖礼典の 성례전의, 성사의 sakramentinis sakramentāls dalam upacara suci sacramenteel sakramental sakramentalny sacramental sacra­­men­tal священный, сакраментальный sviatostný zakramentalen veoma svečan sakramental, sakraments- ที่เกี่ยวกับพิธีรับเข้าเป็นคริสตศาสนิกชน Asâi Ruhbanî Ayinine ait 聖禮的 сакраментальний, священний مقدس کلیسائی تقریب سے متعلق thuộc lễ ban thánh thể 圣礼的