sacrament
part of speech
noun (a sacrament, sacraments)
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) A sacrament is a holy ceremony in Christian churches, which Christians believe is an outward sign of God's grace (love and help) given to people. tree →
2) The Blessed Sacrament (Catholic) is the bread blessed at Mass, which Catholics believe is Jesus' body. tree →
sense in the lessons
Catholic and Orthodox churches count seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation, Eucharist (Holy Communion), confession (reconciliation), anointing of the sick, marriage and holy orders. Most Protestant churches count two: baptism and the Lord's Supper. Quakers and the Salvation Army do not hold outward sacraments. Phrases: the seven sacraments, receive a sacrament, the Blessed Sacrament.
examples
- Baptism is the first sacrament for many Christians. tree →
- Catholics have seven sacraments. tree →
- Marriage is a sacrament in the Catholic Church. tree →
- The priest carried the Blessed Sacrament in procession. tree →
- Our RE teacher explained the sacrament of confirmation. tree →
- Most Protestant churches celebrate two sacraments. tree →
- The next Sunday there was the sacrament, and Karen looked at the black shoes, looked at the red ones--looked at them again, and put on the red shoes. tree →
note
Countable. Adjective sacramental. Spelling: sacra + ment (one c, one m before -ent). Related to "sacred" (holy).
In the corpora
- A sacrament is a church ceremony Christians believe is an outward sign of God's grace.
- Catholics and Orthodox count seven sacraments; most Protestants count two, baptism and communion.
- Catholics celebrate Mass and have seven sacraments; the word catholic means universal.
- Churches differ in leaders, sacraments, baptism, worship style, use of images and how they read the Bible.
Trees and pragmatics
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