sacrament
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈsækrəmənt/
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sacramento
- Time was marked by the seasons, the sacraments, and the holy days.
- sacrament of marriage
- a valid sacrament
- faith and sacraments
There is really no Islamic clergy in the sense of presiding over sacraments or channels of grace.
- There is really no Islamic clergy in the sense of presiding over sacraments or channels of grace.
- But there's a lot of graces that come through the sacrament.
- Lorenzo, and he taught a sacraments class and he taught Saint Augustine to us.
- How does the mysteries at Elysis relate to the Holy Sacrament?
- So she says, if blood is a sacrament, then what we have done is a sacrament too.
- And so, you know, in some sects of Catholicism in Brazil, it's used as sacrament during religious ceremonies.
- And then he'd say that he needed to bless the food because all food that we ate would would be a sacrament.
Examples
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The intention to participate in any sacrament is the intention to participate in a Christ event.
Academic text (1991) -
The sacrament of confession is inviolable.
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So she says, if blood is a sacrament, then what we have done is a sacrament too.
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Is marriage not a sacrament among your people?
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I believe in marriage as a sacrament.
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation has four steps.
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The relationship is one confirmed by the wedding sacrament, and that is more binding than blood.
Fiction book (1991) -
But when we celebrated the sacrament, they reached first for the bread.
Fiction book (1999) -
They were also very keen on the sacraments as a means of grace, as a way of coming to God.
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In many Christian denominations, baptism is considered a sacrament that signifies a person's initiation into the faith.
Synonyms
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6.3
A formal ceremony often held as part of a religious tradition
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2.9
A formal event where people meet to show shared beliefs with prayers and rituals
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A formal ceremony that people follow as part of a religion
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9.9
A religious ceremony like baptism or the Eucharist that gives God's blessing
Compounds
- Formal
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A religious ceremony where Christians bless bread and wine to remember Jesus' Last Supper
A Christian ceremony where people eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus' death and his rising from the dead
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sacrament comes from the Latin sacer meaning 'holy' and from sacramentum, a word for a 'sacred sign' or 'oath', and it shares the same root as sacred and sacrifice. That's why a sacrament is a visible 'holy sign' — a simple action or rite that shows an inner spiritual gift.