sacrament

sac·ra·ment

 (săk′rə-mənt)

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 sacrāmentum, from Latin, oath, from sacrāre, to consecrate, from sacer, sacr-, sacred; see sacred.]

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sacrament

(ˈsækrəmənt)

n

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)]

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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

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Translations

سِر مِن أسْرار الكَنيسَه

svátost

helligt ritualsakramente

Sakrament

sacramento

sakramentti

sacrement

sakramenti

sacramento

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sacrament

(ˈsӕkrəmənt) noun

in the Christian church, a ceremony regarded as especially sacred, eg marriage, or baptism. sakrament سِر مِن أسْرار الكَنيسَه причастие sacramento svátost das Sakrament sakramente; helligt ritual 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 sacramentsakrament sakrament دينى دود، مذهبى مراسم، دعيسوى دين ار كان: مقدسات sacramento sacra­ment таинство sviatosť zakrament svečana zakletva sakrament พิธีรับเข้าเป็นคริสตศาสนิกชน vaftiz töreni, Asâi Ruhbanî Ayini (基督教的)聖禮，如婚禮、洗禮 таїнство کلیسا میں ایک خاص مقدس تقریب lễ ban phước （基督教的）圣礼，圣事

ˌsacraˈmental (-ˈmen-) adjective

sakramenteel أسْراري светопричастен sacramental svátostný sakramental sakramental καθαγιασμένος sacramental sakramendi- آييني sakramentaalinen sacramentel שֶׁל טֶקֶס נוֹצרִי सांस्कारिक sakramentalni szentségi dengan sakramen sakramentis- sacramentale 聖礼典の 신성한 sakramentinis sakramentāls dalam upacara suci sacramenteelsakramental sakramentalny مذهبى 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

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