sac·ra·ment

(săk′rə-mənt)

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.

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

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sacrament

(ˈsækrəmənt)

1. (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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (often capital) the Eucharist

3. (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

[C12: from Church Latin sacrāmentum vow, from Latin sacrāre to consecrate]

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sac•ra•ment

(ˈsæk rə mənt)

n.

1. 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. (often cap.) the Eucharist.

3. the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, esp. the bread.

4. something regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Medieval Latin sacrāmentum obligation, oath, Late Latin: mystery, rite < Latin sacrā(re) (see sacred)]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

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

سِر مِن أسْرار الكَنيسَه

svátost

helligt ritualsakramente

sakramentti

sakramenti

sakramentassakramentinis

sakraments

sacrament

sakrament

sakrament

sacramento

sviatosť

Asâi Ruhbanî Ayinivaftiz töreni

圣事基督教的圣礼

sacrament

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sacrament

[ˈsækrəmənt] n → sacrement m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sacrament

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

sacrament

(ˈsӕkrəmənt) noun

in the Christian church, a ceremony regarded as especially sacred, eg marriage, or baptism.

ˌsacraˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective

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All the school- children, the singers and the firemen walked on the sidewalks, while in the middle of the street came first the custodian of the church with his halberd, then the beadle with a large cross, the teacher in charge of the boys and a sister escorting the little girls; three of the smallest ones, with curly heads, threw rose leaves into the air; the deacon with outstretched arms conducted the music; and two incense-bearers turned with each step they took toward the Holy Sacrament, which was carried by M.

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After a mute confession, communion was administered to the dying man, preparations made for the sacrament of unction, and in his house there was the bustle and thrill of suspense usual at such moments.

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I never stop the Sacrament. I can see, from the Doctor downwards, how that tells against me."

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'But one Sunday, when Maister Hatfield gave out about the sacrament, I noticed where he said, "If there be any of you that cannot quiet his own conscience, but requireth further comfort or counsel, let him come to me, or some other discreet and learned minister of God's word, and open his grief!" So next Sunday morning, afore service, I just looked into the vestry, an' began a-talking to th' Rector again.

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They receive the sacrament often, but do not always prepare themselves by confession.

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But one night, feeling that the end of life for him was near, he asked the brothers to give to him for the last time the Eucharist, or sacrament of the Lord's Supper.

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If it will satisfy you, I will receive the sacrament upon it never to see his face again." "But, child, dear child," said the aunt, "be reasonable; can you invent a single objection?" "I have already, I think, told you a sufficient objection," answered Sophia.

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The religion of the Dodsons consisted in revering whatever was customary and respectable; it was necessary to be baptized, else one could not be buried in the church-yard, and to take the sacrament before death, as a security against more dimly understood perils; but it was of equal necessity to have the proper pall-bearers and well-cured hams at one's funeral, and to leave an unimpeachable will.

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