sacrament meaning
UK US /ˈsækrəmənt/ 3 syllables
sacrament (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 of sacrament
- 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
Type of: religious ceremony
Kinds: Holy Eucharist, matrimony, baptism, confirmation, penance, anointing of the sick, holy order
Related forms: sacramental
sacrament in a sentence
- Is that a heathen sacrament?
How to pronounce sacrament
sacrament is pronounced /ˈsækrəmənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in NT · 9-letter words
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