sacrament
sacrament Lexical Profile
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• noun
A religious ceremony or ritual in the Christian Church, such as baptism or the Eucharist, regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace.
"In Catholic tradition, marriage and baptism are both recognized as important sacraments."
The consecrated elements of bread and wine used in the Christian Eucharist, or the celebration of the Eucharist itself.
"The priest administered the sacrament to the congregation during the morning service."
A thing of mysterious and sacred significance, or a solemn symbol of something spiritual.
"For the poet, the quiet beauty of the ancient forest was a living sacrament of nature."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sacrement, from Latin sacramentum ('a solemn oath or obligation'), derived from sacrare ('to consecrate'). In classical Rome, a sacramentum was a military oath of allegiance or a financial pledge deposited in a sacred place during a legal dispute, later adopted by early Christian writers to translate the Greek mysterion ('religious mystery').