sacrament

Definition of Sacrament in English :

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sacrament

see synonyms of sacrament

noun

1.

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. (often capital)

the Eucharist

3.

the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, esp the bread

4.

something regarded as possessing a sacred or mysterious significance

5.

a symbol; pledge

Sacrament

see synonyms of sacrament

noun

1. Christianity

any of certain rites instituted by Jesus and believed to be means of grace: baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, penance, holy orders, matrimony, and Anointing of the Sick are the seven recognized by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches; Protestants generally recognize only baptism and the Lord's Supper (the Eucharist)

2. [sometimes S-]

the Eucharist, or Holy Communion; also, the consecrated bread and wine, or sometimes the bread alone, used in the Eucharist

3.

something regarded as having a sacred character or mysterious meaning

4. Archaic

a.

a symbol or token

b.

a solemn oath or pledge

Sacrament

see synonyms of sacrament

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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