sacrament
pronunciation
How to pronounce sacrament in British English:
UK [ˈsækrəmənt]
How to pronounce sacrament in American English:
US [ˈsækrəmənt]
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- Noun:
- 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 institute
Word Origin
- sacrament (n.)
- "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace," also "the eucharist," c. 1200, from Old French sacrament "consecration; mystery" (12c., Modern French sacrement) and directly from Latin sacramentum "a consecrating" (also source of Spanish sacramento, German Sakrament, etc.), from sacrare "to consecrate" (see sacred); a Church Latin loan-translation of Greek mysterion (see mystery). Meaning "a holy mystery" in English is from late 14c. The seven sacraments are baptism, penance, confirmation, holy orders, the Eucharist, matrimony, and anointing of the sick (extreme unction).
Example
- 1. June 24 marriage is a sacrament .
- 2. A christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth .
- 3. They marry for the right reasons of commitment , not just unadulterated sex , as a means of training their egos to give to the other person , a technique deified through the sacrament of marriage so that both souls can evolve towards their final salvation .
- 4. O great mystery and wondrous sacrament , that animals should see the new-born lord lying in their manger !
- 5. Ancient tantra is a spiritual system in which sexual love is a sacrament .