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Word: Sacrament
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French sacrement, from Latin sacramentum ‘solemn oath’ (from sacrare ‘to hallow’, from sacer ‘sacred’), used in Christian Latin as a translation of Greek mustērion ‘mystery’
ˈsakrəm(ə)nt
(in the Christian Church) a religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace, such as baptism, the Eucharist and (in the Roman Catholic and many Orthodox Churches) penance and the anointing of the sick.
Short Definition:religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace
(in Roman Catholic use) the consecrated elements of the Eucharist, especially the bread or Host
Short Definition:consecrated elements of Eucharist
Examples:- he heard Mass and received the sacrament
a thing of mysterious and sacred significance; a religious symbol
Short Definition:thing of mysterious and sacred significance
Examples:- they used peyote as a sacrament
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