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sacrament

sac·ra·ment

UK/ˈsækɹəmənt/ US/ˈsækrʌmʌnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the Protestant sacraments 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

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • sacrament of reconciliation

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