Sacrament (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The sacrament of baptism is typically performed by sprinkling or immersion in water, symbolizing spiritual purification and rebirth.
- In the Catholic tradition, the sacrament of Holy Eucharist is considered the most sacred of all the sacraments, as it is believed to be the literal body and blood of Christ.
- The priest administered the sacrament of penance to the repentant sinner, offering forgiveness and absolution for past transgressions.
- The couple exchanged vows in the sacrament of matrimony, promising to love and cherish each other for the rest of their lives.
- The elderly woman received the sacrament of extreme unction, also known as last rites, as she lay on her deathbed, surrounded by her loved ones.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Liturgy
- Extreme Unction
- Lord's Supper
- Sacrament Of The Eucharist
- Eucharist
- Eucharistic Liturgy
- Holy Sacrament
- Last Rites