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noun
A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
The Eucharist.
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noun
The consecrated Eucharist (especially the bread).
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noun
Anything regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance.
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noun
The oath of allegiance taken by soldiers in Ancient Rome; hence, any sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome
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verb
To bind by an oath.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: religious ceremony, religious ritual
Narrower terms: Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper, matrimony, baptism, confirmation, penance, anointing of the sick, extreme unction, last rites, holy order
History
From Middle English sacrament, from Old French sacrement, from Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentum (“sacrament”), from Latin sacrō (“hallow, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”), originally sum deposited by parties to a suit.
Across languages
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