What is "sacrament" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sacrament mean in English? Meaning of sacrament definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sacrament" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning 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

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  • 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
  • Synonyms: sacrament
  • Hyponyms: anointing of the sick baptism confirmation eucharist eucharistic liturgy extreme unction holy eucharist holy order holy sacrament last rites liturgy lord's supper matrimony penance sacrament of the eucharist
  • Hypernyms: religious ceremony religious ritual
  • Hyphenation: sa‧cra‧ment

    Synonyms:

    liturgy, communion, ceremony, practice, confirmation, observance, service, ritual, confession, custom, vow, marriage, matrimony, baptism, oath, celebration, holy orders,

    Antonyms:

    denial, divorce, neglect, break,

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