sacrament

sac·ra·ment

noun \ˈsa-krə-mənt\

Definition of SACRAMENT

1

a : a Christian rite (as baptism or the Eucharist) that is believed to have been ordained by Christ and that is held to be a means of divine grace or to be a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality b : a religious rite or observance comparable to a Christian sacrament

2

capitalized a : communion 2a b : blessed sacrament

3

: something likened to a religious sacrament <saw voting as a sacrament of democracy>

Examples of SACRAMENT

1. They stood in line to receive the Sacrament.

Origin of SACRAMENT

Middle English sacrement, sacrament, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin sacramentum, from Latin, oath of allegiance, obligation, from sacrare to consecrate

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary