SACRAMENT
\sˈakɹəmənt], \sˈakɹəmənt], \s_ˈa_k_ɹ_ə_m_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of SACRAMENT
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- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the Protestant sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper.
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The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
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The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.
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One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper.
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To bind by an oath.
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The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
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The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.
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One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the eucharist; the Lord's Supper.
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To bind by an oath.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One of the solemn religious rites in the Christian Church, esp. the Lord's Supper: one of the seven "outward signs of inward signs of inward grace" by which, in the R. Cath. Church, grace is conveyed to the soul-they are Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders and Matrimony.
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SACRAMENTALLY.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. [Latin] A solemn oath; a sacred obligation;- a sacred doctrine; a mystery :-specifically, one of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined by Christ to be observed by his followers; baptism; the Lord's supper; —an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace;—hence, any solemn or religious rite, as in the Romish and Greek churches.
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